I found the situations with the Clintons sad indeed.

George Sr. misread public opinion in the first Gulf War by ending it too
soon.  I'm hoping that GWB does the "right" thing this time around,
regardless of public opinion (even my own).

-----Original Message-----
From: Kat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Impending War


I think that's my problem - I don't see just black and white; I see too many
sides to this.  I can't agree totally with waging war on Iraq but I can't
agree totally to sit tight and be a sitting duck either.  We did bend over
backwards to give Saddam a chance to prove he didn't have missiles, and we
did give him the chance to prove his innocence.  The UN is bending over
backwards to give him more than one chance, but Blix is beginning to sound
awfully fed-up.

But I do think Bush comes accross as too simplistic and thus makes us and
the Europeans see him as a buffoon.  I'm constantly getting jokes from
people putting him down as stupid, but he's not stupid, far from it.  I
refuse to pass them on to others (the jokes, I mean) as I think they tend to
be a bit cruel.  And no, I didn't find the jokes about the Clintons funny,
either.

Kat

-------Original Message-------
From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 02/24/03 08:49 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Impending War


BTW, Kat, I think the author's assessment of GWB in the article you
forwarded was spot on.  He does see the world in terms of black and white,
good vs. evil.  Usually, that mindset can't work in our culture's
collective
post-modern thought.  This time, however, I think it demonstrates strength
and focus.

-Kyle