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Mar 8, 2003, 2:33am

Well of course those things are just theory and conjecture on your part...or
else-where did you get your inside information? But I am almost entirely
apolitical and my earlier post responding to yours refers only to this
remark:

"Americans want something to attack - they need an enemy. If they do not get
one they will attack their own government."

While that ridiculously broad statement may be true of a few (in any country
you can name) it certainly isn't anywhere near universal in the US. I
personally can't think of a single person that I know that falls into this
category. Or...maybe your personal sources would prove me wrong? It is
personally insulting and unnecessarily derogatory when speaking of Americans
in general.

But, concerning your present post, if you bring up our theoretical oil
advantages for going to war with Iraq, please fairly mention the personal
advantages some of our European friends have for avoiding war with Iraq, and
I don't mean just to keep the peace.

As for this statement: "Repeating, the reason Bush wants to go to war is to
divert attention from his own failings and being attacked by his own media
and public."

His standing was never so good, better than many presidents had at the high
points of their presidency, as they were in the months following September
11, 2001. He was not considered a "failure" at all at that point, possibly
through little merit of his own but he enjoyed high ratings never the less.
His place in the polls now are well under 50% since these months of
threatened war.

For the record, I do agree about a "better solution". I was one of the
millions, yes-millions-of Americans who protested and continue to do so in
whatever way we see fit against going to war. I do know though that the US
has been solicited more than once to militarily aid other countries and it
is often that no matter which way we go, someone will complain. As much as I
love my country for many reasons, I'm beginning to feel that I'd much rather
it be a country that took care of it's own and that we kept our eyes shut
against the plights of other countries. (Well, except in a humanitarian
way).

Equal regards, CarolAnn




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