100 times zero

[Guest guest]

100 times zero

 

George W. Bush is the first president with a master's in business

administration, and somewhere along the line he mastered the art of

marketing. Judging from his handling of national security issues, he could

sell MTV to the Amish.

 

For the last year, the administration has used September 11 as an excuse for

going to war against Iraq, which makes about as much sense as using a fire

extinguisher to battle a flood. But sensible or not, his pitch has worked.

 

An October poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found

that 66% of Americans think Saddam Hussein played a role in the attacks on

the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

 

They believe this in spite of the fact that our intelligence agencies say

there was no connection. Kenneth Pollack, a former CIA analyst whose book,

"The Threatening Storm," makes the case for invading Iraq, is honest enough

to state plainly that Saddam Hussein "was not involved in the terrorist

attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."

 

We're going to war regardless. But the administration figures if it offers

enough reasons to go after Saddam Hussein, people won't notice that none of

them is convincing. A hundred times zero is zero in math, but in politics,

nothing piled on nothing can eventually add up to something.

[Guest guest]

Very true. I reckon the average person must be very aggressive to agree that war is necessary while not delving into the facts. With populations that are so stupid, it's no wonder the governments get away with murder.

 

Jo

 

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Sunday, April 06, 2003 4:59 PM

100 times zero

100 times zeroGeorge W. Bush is the first president with a master's in businessadministration, and somewhere along the line he mastered the art ofmarketing. Judging from his handling of national security issues, he couldsell MTV to the Amish.For the last year, the administration has used September 11 as an excuse forgoing to war against Iraq, which makes about as much sense as using a fireextinguisher to battle a flood. But sensible or not, his pitch has worked.An October poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press foundthat 66% of Americans think Saddam Hussein played a role in the attacks onthe World Trade Center and the Pentagon.They believe this in spite of the fact that our intelligence agencies saythere was no connection. Kenneth Pollack, a former CIA analyst whose book,"The Threatening Storm," makes the case for invading Iraq, is honest enoughto state plainly that Saddam Hussein "was not involved in the terroristattacks of Sept. 11, 2001."We're going to war regardless. But the administration figures if it offersenough reasons to go after Saddam Hussein, people won't notice that none ofthem is convincing. A hundred times zero is zero in math, but in politics,nothing piled on nothing can eventually add up to something.

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