Sunday, December 14, 2003
SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED!!! FORMER IRAQI PRESIDENT TAKEN ALIVE - NO STRUGGLE!!!
Today's headline news -- sooo What do you think about all of this??? What do you think it means for Bush's re-election hopes?? Do you think the violence in Iraq against US Coalition Forces will begin to decline?? Will our economy begin an upturn now?? What should we do with him?? As you listened to the announcements of the press conference held at 7am EST what are your thoughts of the messages to the Muslim people?? Do you think we understand the Muslim people and are heading them in a direction that they wish to be led in??? Curious to hear everyone's thoughts/opinions on this subject... Til next time...
** UPDATED -- (my answers) **
I am not sure if this will really help Bush's re-election hopes or not - perhaps if they start to actually find the WMD that are supposed to still exist there in Iraq (personally I think Saddam destroyed or hid what he had so well we may never find more then just a few remenants. Plus it's really too early to think about the elections... As for the violence in Iraq - that is not going to decline not in the immediate future any way - we are in the intruders there and as much as the people of Iraq hated Saddam they hate us almost as much... Which leads into whether we are leading Iraq, a muslim country, into a direction they want to be led and do we understand them - NOO we don't - we are trying to force on them a "democratic and liberal" thought process that is not what they are about... Their religion is a strong influence on the politics of their country and we should be considering that when we help them to get back on their feet instead of trying to give them a government and policies much like our own... Of course that is not to say we can't find a happy medium but it has to be what THEY want and not what WE want or perceive that they want.... As for the economy - we might see a small boost but over all I think this country and it's financial situation is in the crapper and it's gonna be there a while longer - I don't know what will help it to recover but it DOES need help... Our people need help - as a struggling, now single mom I have found that for a country that seems to care so much and want to help those in need the working poor are totally forgotten... Sure there are TONS of programs out there set to help people but the majority of those needing assistance are rejected because they "make just a titch too much"... So maybe instead of offering all this aid to other countries (which by the way we are never repaid for) maybe we should start looking alot harder at how we take care of our own.... Ok I am gonna get off my soapbox now, I am starting to ramble anyway.... But there are my thoughts on things...
Today's headline news -- sooo What do you think about all of this??? What do you think it means for Bush's re-election hopes?? Do you think the violence in Iraq against US Coalition Forces will begin to decline?? Will our economy begin an upturn now?? What should we do with him?? As you listened to the announcements of the press conference held at 7am EST what are your thoughts of the messages to the Muslim people?? Do you think we understand the Muslim people and are heading them in a direction that they wish to be led in??? Curious to hear everyone's thoughts/opinions on this subject... Til next time...
** UPDATED -- (my answers) **
I am not sure if this will really help Bush's re-election hopes or not - perhaps if they start to actually find the WMD that are supposed to still exist there in Iraq (personally I think Saddam destroyed or hid what he had so well we may never find more then just a few remenants. Plus it's really too early to think about the elections... As for the violence in Iraq - that is not going to decline not in the immediate future any way - we are in the intruders there and as much as the people of Iraq hated Saddam they hate us almost as much... Which leads into whether we are leading Iraq, a muslim country, into a direction they want to be led and do we understand them - NOO we don't - we are trying to force on them a "democratic and liberal" thought process that is not what they are about... Their religion is a strong influence on the politics of their country and we should be considering that when we help them to get back on their feet instead of trying to give them a government and policies much like our own... Of course that is not to say we can't find a happy medium but it has to be what THEY want and not what WE want or perceive that they want.... As for the economy - we might see a small boost but over all I think this country and it's financial situation is in the crapper and it's gonna be there a while longer - I don't know what will help it to recover but it DOES need help... Our people need help - as a struggling, now single mom I have found that for a country that seems to care so much and want to help those in need the working poor are totally forgotten... Sure there are TONS of programs out there set to help people but the majority of those needing assistance are rejected because they "make just a titch too much"... So maybe instead of offering all this aid to other countries (which by the way we are never repaid for) maybe we should start looking alot harder at how we take care of our own.... Ok I am gonna get off my soapbox now, I am starting to ramble anyway.... But there are my thoughts on things...
