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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:49:04 -0800
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On 18 Jan 2025 18:19:19 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>>>It confused Saddam Hussein too, who thought the Americans were his =
ally
>>>until the bombs actually started dropping.
>>
>>But ... but ... but ... the Shrub /had/ to remove the blot on the
>>family eschuteon from his father's failure to remove Saddam in the
>>early 90s.=3D20
>>
>>His good buddies, the Republicans, told him so.
>
>With friends like that, who needs enemies?
>
>My suspicion is that his father will be known to history as one of the
>best presidents of the 20th century in great part because he knew
>when to get into a war and when to get out.  His son will be known as
>one of the worse presidents because he didn't.

The elder Bush actually kept his word. In particular, he /said/ he
wasn't going to topple Saddam and he didn't.

Sadly, he didn't realize that a Glorious War is no substitute for a
Healthy Economy. People want Butter, not Guns.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"