http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:46:07 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/03/112912.php#comment-83225 Regarding Bush lies, there would be no question of his honesty if the evidence wasn't so readily available. Look up PNAC - this is the 'think tank' behind the current administration, founded by Cheney, Rumsfeld, and a bunch of very rich and powerful businessmen and military commanders. Within the PNAC website you can find downloadable documents which clearly state that the true policy of the Bush administration is to promote American affairs abroad - at the expense of the UN and the rest of the world. They openly support the idea that terrorism is just an 'opportunity' to wage 'total war' on any country which could be considered a threat to the future 'dominance' of the United States. It also states that Iraq, and indeed, the whole of the middle east, has been a target of this 'new order' long before 9/11. PNAC doctrine calls for American leaders to attack any nation which could become a 'superpower' in the future. This probably means that Korea and China are already in their crosshairs. To suggest that Mr Bush is not aware of the guiding hand behind his own administration would be naive, to say the least. If he is not telling the whole truth about his motives in Iraq and the rest of the world, that clearly makes him a lier. 83225@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:46:07 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/03/112912.php#comment-83217 I thought it was a great speech overall. I agree with your comment about not addressing the deficit, and I was also wondering how we will pay for all these new medical clinics. As to keeping America safe... IMO if we're not safe, nothing else matters very much. If I make 100K/year but have to worry about my daughter getting killed because some idiot straps a bomb to his chest and blows up at the mall, money doesn't mean squat. Vic 83217@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:03:16 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/03/112912.php#comment-83202 If President Bush intends to have a second term, he needs to do something more than present himself as the man who can keep America safe. 83202@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:39:49 EDT