Aren't American presidents great? 4

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--> --> Aren't American presidents great? A few months ago, bin Laden, at all costs, must be captured and punished. Now bin Laden is irrelevant. So Afghanistan did not last until election. Then Iraq became the evil empire. But Iraq has support of Arabia who control our oil. Iraq has close ties with China. And this is the China, that a few years ago, purchased 50 percent of Russia's nuclear ... This is the same China that told Clinton-Albright "over your dead bodies" re Taiwan. This is the Iraq that cut off oil to US for 30 days. Scared of us, aren't they? Mr. Bush has taken out term insurance with his Israel-Palestine position (When terrorists bombed us we destroyed a country ... When terrorists bomb Israel and Israel retaliates it is "naughty-naughty.") And to hedge all possibles he sends troops to the Philippines. (Another 3,500 last week.) Guaranteed to last until election. After which he will declare "We have Won." And then what? Aren't American presidents great? Roy Shaw Ashland Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing