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Why Bush got re-elected

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 21:21

by Rolf

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Ive read some throw away comments in the last few days but the best has been - If Bush is reelected the US deserves everything it gets.
That goes to show that alot of people still do not understand what happened on 9/11. Let me try help.
There was a brief period in human history when war did not effect the entire populations psyche to the effect that they didnt fear for their own existence.
These were the Cabinet Wars typically of the 1700s when the armies alone were involved in the fighting, this didnt last long and by the time Franco - Prussian war
came defeat once again could mean anniliation.
Nations cant understand and foresee their annilation like individuals have problems understanding and foreseeing their own deaths.
On the morning of 9/11 America tasted their own anniliation, to some people 9/11 was a crime, to others it was a cheeky prank to teach a lesson and to others still it was good television
but to the majority of Americans it represented the start of a war for their survival.
Consequently after the threat in Afganistan was neutralized it had to be shown that State sponsors of terror that had weapons of mass destruction
and their allies were either 'with us or against us'.
Saddam was not with us and there were convenient reasons to take him out - ten years of unfinished UN business,
Gaddafi decided otherwise - he was with us, as is Pakistan. Iran and North Korea are looming large in the sights and so are Saudia Arabia.
People say Bush throw away universal good will, that is wrong the universe at best didnt understand what was happening and was never on the same page as Bush.

'If Bush is reelected the US deserves everything it gets' - well so do those at war with the US, the war is already on and
you are the last to realise it started - you better hope the US wins.
Congratulations on your reelection Mr Bush.

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Comments (54 of 54)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Where can I start?	Michael	Tue Nov 02, 2004 22:02
2	Re: "They hate freedom"	Usama bin Laden	Tue Nov 02, 2004 22:18
3	.	Rolf	Tue Nov 02, 2004 23:09
4	What are you smoking Rolf?	Michael	Wed Nov 03, 2004 00:10
5	Michael	Rolf	Wed Nov 03, 2004 00:58
6	$$$$	Rolf	Wed Nov 03, 2004 07:40
7	Click on "donate" under the yellow "Support Indymedia" heading	Michael	Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:00
8	Ohio is in the bag!.VICTORY TO BUSH!	righteous pragmatist	Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:57
9	9/11 was an inside job in true Orwellian fashion	War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength	Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:58
10	Change	Fatalist	Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:53
11	oh me nails! me nails sure they are bitten to the quick so they are!	iosaf	Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:54
12	America's choice	Noel	Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:34
13	How to really change things	John Murdock	Wed Nov 03, 2004 13:41
14	the _influential_ CATO institute has just gone on the global networks.	;-)	Wed Nov 03, 2004 13:57
15	HUH? (gross misinformation)	Mike	Wed Nov 03, 2004 14:21
16	Bush wins US election	4 more years	Wed Nov 03, 2004 15:17
17	TOLD YOU ALL SO!	told you so	Wed Nov 03, 2004 15:28
18	reaping the detruction they sow	TheTroll	Wed Nov 03, 2004 16:36
19	Deal With It	toneore	Wed Nov 03, 2004 17:04
20	##BREAKING NEWS## Kerry concedes election	pollster	Wed Nov 03, 2004 17:10
21	4 more years	Noel	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:12
22	Bush's win - increase in anti americanism globally??	Misty	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:15
23	Election stolen via electronic voting	Terry	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:24
24	Play it for me	Noel	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:27
25	9 out of 10 US college students did not vote - better learn to enjoy wearing camouflage!	redjade	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:27
26	Misty	Rolf	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:28
27	Get on with it folks	Ruri	Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:57
28	Recruiting sargeant	Ali H.	Wed Nov 03, 2004 20:26
29	Explosives	Snake Eater	Wed Nov 03, 2004 20:59
30	America chooses thier own wars	TheTroll	Wed Nov 03, 2004 21:35
31	The Empire Strikes Back......	D. Pearson	Wed Nov 03, 2004 22:00
32	Mr.	charlie smith	Thu Nov 04, 2004 05:13
33	Why DID Bush win?	American Citizen (now subject)	Thu Nov 04, 2004 06:52
34	Bashing the Bush up	Noel	Thu Nov 04, 2004 08:21
35	Many presumptions	Raging Capitalist	Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:27
36	your damn right	james	Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:50
37	The error	Joe	Thu Nov 04, 2004 15:09
38	Come again Joe	Democrat	Thu Nov 04, 2004 16:04
39	Betrayed by the far left! What crap!	Lefty	Thu Nov 04, 2004 16:08
40	naider	query	Thu Nov 04, 2004 17:37
41	kerry and nader	Voice of Reason	Thu Nov 04, 2004 17:45
42	To query	Number cruncher	Thu Nov 04, 2004 17:54
43	neocon agenda in a few simple words	FFFT	Fri Nov 05, 2004 13:16
44	Most Americans are not Dick Cheney	Bodhisattva	Fri Nov 05, 2004 15:00
45	re: US public opinion	FFFT	Fri Nov 05, 2004 15:53
46	We're doomed	jeff	Fri Nov 05, 2004 15:57
47	Collected Vote Fraud Stories	Terry	Fri Nov 05, 2004 19:30
48	More voter fraud stories coming in	Terry	Fri Nov 05, 2004 19:36
49	re US public opinion: FFT's post	Bodhisattva	Fri Nov 05, 2004 20:49
50	cultural not political	FFFT	Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:56
51	Dollar expected to fall amid China's rumoured selling	euro hero	Mon Nov 08, 2004 00:36
52	Bush won because Kerry is a pale imitation of him	R. Isible	Mon Nov 08, 2004 06:03
53	Hilary Clinton	Voice of Reason	Mon Nov 08, 2004 19:02
54	And apparently you read more into comments than you should	R. Isible	Mon Nov 08, 2004 19:56

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