They never do. I was in the Navy during the first Gulf War. It was messy also. We'll never really know the whole story to make a good judgement about whether it was a good idea or not. I think Powell has had to do a lot of behind the scenes mending everytime Rumsfeld, Bush, or Fleischer talk thow and I've notice Powell is towing the party line more now than he was at the beginning. I don't mind calling Saddam Hussein (or in the parlance of the old Animaniacs Sodarn Insane) names but, the go it alone cowboy stuff really rankles a lot of people. Beth T. the OT -----Original Message----- From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of BG Greer, PhD Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 1:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Impending War In a message dated 2/23/2003 4:59:10 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Don't get me wrong though. In many circles I've been branded a bleeding > heart liberal. I hang with heathens, believe in a live and let live policy > but, also believe in social programs that work. heck, I work for a social > program of no-cost therapy to families. I m liberal and conservative on many things. I really have doubts about this war. But they are not telliing evrythying to the public. Bobby