Diego – “Saddam was a crook and a dictator, but he was no madman, and he kept order in his country.” How do you know that? Were there independent media reports from Fallujah about how safe it was in the 90’s? Have you seen Baghdad police records documenting crime rates? Or do you think that if the tv news and western newspapers didn’t tell you about something, it must not be happening?
ps – “I would prefer a president who had better than a C average in school. ” That’s what Kerry had. Bush got a Harvard MBA. What did you do?
“Many of his advisors have resigned,” and I’m sure you can come up with a list, because it’s so unlike you to make an unsupported assertion.
“his lack of intelligence and vision”
Have you read this?
it’s the first speech outlining his vision that comes to mind, but there are others.
“lack of ability and/or willingness to negotiate with our perceived enemy. ” OK, you guys can do much better. Step up. I’m Ahmadinejad. I want nuclear energy, and I want Israel moved to Denmark or Alaska or somewhere. I am sure you are paying attention to my arguments, because of the green aura coming from my head.
Counter-offers? How about speedingpullet, who complimented the level of discourse after reading comments no deeper than ‘idiot’ and ‘Satan would be proud’. Surely one of you wouldn’t mind a spirited debate.
