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Re: Incredible: German Peace March makes top TV commentators think!

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From: rex jones
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 03:56
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horne@sapphire.idbsu.edu (cs354- Broward Horne) writes:

>In article <jonesra.665257097@copper> jonesra@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (rex jones) writes:
>>>       I doubt very *seriously* that Bush truly wanted to go to war.
>>>       The impression I had until Day 1 was that the Govt. truly
>>>       was bluffing.
>>
>>Then why did he order the start of the war? Iraq had never attacked the
>>coalition troops. The final decision to go to war was that of George
>>Bush, pure and simple. 

>           Same reason I pay federal income tax. Because I have no
>       REAL choice. Or do YOU just do what you WANT TO, without
>       regard to consequences? 

Why did Bush have no real choice. I don't buy the 'We have to stop
Saddam by force, now' arguement.

>           Principles are really cool, until reality sets in.

And the reality is that we are not fighting the war over priciples, but
over oil and military spending.

>-- 

>Broward Horne                    ' Jealousy is a terrible thing.
>horne@sapphire.idbus.edu              Enjoy the snow, sucker! '
>an030@cleveland.freenet.edu             - lefty@twg.com


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From: jonesra@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (rex jones)
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Subject: Re: Incredible: German Peace March makes top TV commentators think!
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