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Post by Libby on Jan 20, 2009 22:02:12 GMT
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Scooby Do
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Post by Scooby Do on Jan 20, 2009 22:12:09 GMT
Sorry, I diddn't read what Statesmen think, but I can say, I'm a bit fed up with it already.
At the moment we have him on two channels, and Big Brother on the other.
Is he going to save the World like Brown did? I doubt it.
What I'm sure of, is that his wife is tailor made for the cartoonists.
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Post by tarrant on Jan 20, 2009 22:44:31 GMT
America's power comes from her willingness to use it.
That is what makes it so powerful, not the weapons, which others also have, nor the manpower.
Most of the world, and it seems, most of America view the behaviour of Bush as excessive in the extreme. It seems likely that the information upon which Bush based his decisions was more than simply flawed, it was altered to create a false impression.
Al Qiada is not the powerful global terrorist organisation we were all told it was.
9/11 was not a highly sophisticated job, rather it was a few idiotic terrorists who got lucky.
Israel's continued belligerence has sickened the world in Lebanon and now Gaza. The world views its actions as retribution by disturbed people rather than as any sort of constructive attempt to quell terrorist acts.
It seems likely that Bush, himself, is walking away from his presidency with deep regrets. He has been used and manipulated. He has been left with the ultimate blame for the catastrophes of Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza.
Moreover, the collapse of the American economy is seen as his incompetence.
Obama has an enormous task ahead to rebuild confidence.
He must not only demonstrate leadership, he must be continually aware of the actions of his subordinates.
Leaders in democratic nations tend to assume a period, after their election, when mistakes are tolerated.
It seems unlikely this will be very significant for Obama.
Any mistakes, any incompetence, will be compared to Bush.
The world's press will be watching every movement, every decision, waiting for any evidence that he is not up to the job.
It will take only a few mistakes for him to lose credibility.
It seems to have an impossible task ahead.
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Post by newyorker on Jan 20, 2009 23:56:59 GMT
tarrant, are you on crack? Seriously.
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Post by Charles Martel on Jan 21, 2009 0:59:15 GMT
tarrant, are you on crack? Seriously. Judging by his level of delusion, it is more than just crack. It's probably methamphatamine - the same type that Hitler (who also hated Jews and Americans) used. |
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Post by lawrence on Jan 21, 2009 2:04:32 GMT
LOL !
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Post by lawrence on Jan 21, 2009 18:25:10 GMT
Tarrant...
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radge
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Post by radge on Jan 21, 2009 18:35:26 GMT
heh heh the venezuelian dudes quote is pretty amusing
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