Re: Iraqis Perplexed by Bush Visit, US Soldier Killed

"George W Bush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I don't know how much your gesture would cost, but I am sure that it is an
> extremely tiny fraction of $88 Billion.  This brings up the next question.
> Exactly what is the $88 Billion buying?

Well, if there are 25 million Iraqi's, and if only half of them needed the
gesture, then lets say we've got 15 million at 200 bucks a pop. That would
be what 300 million, or about one third of a billion dollars, to curb the
tide and calm the raging and stormy sea.

The only real problem with this idea, is that if it worked, it might enable
Bush to win re-election, and that would be bad, but it would save the lives
of American soldiers, and secure peace and stability in Iraq, which would be
good.

Shit, damned if we do, and damned if we don't.

>
> "EagleEye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I wonder how much is would cost to give each Iraqi something as a gester
of
> > good will, given what they have been made to go through? while they wait
for
> > things like security and civil infrastructure and economic growth to
start
> > to flourish?
> >
> > I would think a months supply of food for every man woman and child
would go
> > a long way. How much would that cost?
> >
> > It could include a letter from the US government explaining its position
> > with respect to the removal of Hussein, and the establishement of a new
> > civil order there, and ask and even beg the Iraqi's for more patience.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > <pope_about_town at Xyahoo.com (Johnny Asia)> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Iraqis Perplexed by Bush Visit, US Soldier Killed
> > > Nov. 28, 2003
> > >
> > > Baghdad, Iraq (Reuters) - Regular Iraqis looked on President Bush's 2
> > > 1/2-hour visit to their country with befuddlement and bemusement,
> > > saying they knew it was meant for U.S. troops but hoping he gained
> > > some insight into the country during his brief stay.
> > >
> > > Iraqis said they understood the trip wasn't meant for them. "It meant
> > > little to the Iraqi people. Some are welcoming it, but most are
> > > dismissing its importance," said Kamal Mehdi, a cashier in Baghdad.
> > >
> > > Abu Sara, a restaurant owner in the capital, said if security and
> > > living standards under the Americans did not improve rapidly, more
> > > Iraqis would turn against the U.S. forces.
> > >
> > > "We welcome Bush as we welcome any guest who comes peacefully," he
> > > said. "But we want to draw attention to the fact that there is no
> > > security, no jobs and no services well into the American occupation of
> > > Iraq.
> > >
> > > "If the situation continues, Iraqis will use everything they have to
> > > throw the Americans out, including stones."
> > >
> > > Iraqis waiting for hours to fill up with gasoline in the center of
> > > Baghdad said Bush was not liked at all.
> > >
> > > "Look at what we have to go through. Our living conditions have become
> > > deplorable. The U.S. situation in Iraq will only become worse if
> > > things do not improve," said one taxi driver.
> > >
> > > "Bush has zero popularity here"
> > >
> > > Meanwhile an explosion damaged a highway overpass in western Baghdad
> > > Friday, and a U.S. soldier died on Thanksgiving from a gunshot wound
> > > of unknown origin in a base west of Baghdad, the military said.
> > >
> > > More than 60 U.S. troops were killed in hostile action in November,
> > > more than any other month since the end of major combat in Iraq on May
> > > 1.
> > >
> > > One soldier died on Thanksgiving from a gunshot wound inside a heavily
> > > fortified base in Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad. It was not
> > > immediately clear how the shooting occurred, a military statement
> > > said.
> > >
> > > To try to quell guerrillas, U.S. forces have stepped up operations,
> > > dropping bombs on suspected rebel positions, firing mortars and
> > > missiles and raiding homes with heavy fire.
> > >
> > > The aggressive tactics have angered many ordinary Iraqis and led some
> > > to compare Bush to imperial invaders of old.
> > >
> > > "To hell with Bush. He is another Mongol in a line of invaders who
> > > have destroyed Iraq," said Mohammed al-Jubouri.
> > >
> > > +
> > >
> > > "The power of accurate observation is called cynicism
> > > by those who have not got it." - G. B. Shaw
> > >
> > >
> > > The First Church of Common Sense
> > >
> > > Want to know what's REALLY going on in Iraq?
> > > http://www.angelfire.com/co/COMMONSENSE/wakeup.html
> > >
> > >  Cowboys and Idiots: The Reagan Administration
> > > Ronnies' "Brave freedom fighters" are now Bushs'
> > > "evildoers" who "hate our freedoms".
> > > http://www.angelfire.com/co/COMMONSENSE/reagan.html
> > >
> > > The Rise and Fall of the Holy Roller Empire
> > > The God-Awful Truth about Christian Zionism
> > > http://www.angelfire.com/co/COMMONSENSE/armageddon.html
> > >
> > >
> > >