Re: OT: US Presidents and Foreign Policy

From: LX-i (lxi0007_at_netscape.net)
Date: 03/15/05


Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:49:17 -0600

James J. Gavan wrote:
> LX-i wrote:
>
>> Some interesting news, from none other than the Old Grey Liberal Lady...
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/international/middleeast/13loot.html
>>
>> Seems precision weapons plants were dismantled and moved out of Iraq.
>> (And you can't accuse me of citing a right-wing partisan hack website
>> either! ;> ) I'm sure moveon.org is drafting an apology as we
>> speak... NOT!
>>
>> BTW, if it prompts you for a login, use "joebleaux" as the user id and
>> "booger" as the password.
>>
> OK - I take it the 'Old Grey Liberal Lady" is the Washington Post ?
> Can't expect us fourr'ners to be totally au fait with your terms.

The _New York Times_ is called the "Old Grey Lady" (not quite sure why,
unless it's a reference to the Statue of Liberty).

> So one guy says it. Fine.

One guy who knows what he's talking about, whose friends and
acquaintances participated in it.

> Dated March 13 and to-day is March 14. When
> is GWB going to jump into the fray and say, "Correction. See I told you
> so".
>
> However, one man's report is not good enough for such a big exercise. If
> it dominoes into many supporting *FACTUAL* articles - then further
> *real* serious consideration.
>
> Let's see how it goes.

I just thought it was interesting - having been accused of indulging in
fantasies by others here when I said that they will be found. Good
thing I said it then - if I said it for the first time now, you all
would think I was just jumping on the bandwagon. :)

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