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On August 1, Bush issued a similar executive order, this one entitled, “Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions.â€Syrian meddling in Lebanon constitutes an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,†Bush asserted, adding, “I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.†Go to Original ,
Whats the difference between Bush and leading Dem candidates? Not so much...
Don't say that we weren't warned if a President Hillary Clinton further imperils our world, as she has clearly positioned herself as the leading hawk in the Democratic field. What other reason was there for first blasting Obama for daring to state that he would meet with foreign leaders whom Bush has branded as sworn enemies, and then for the attack on Obama's very sensible statement that it would be "a profound mistake" to use nuclear weapons in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the attempt to eliminate bin Laden?
Isn't that a no-brainer -- or can Clinton conceive of an occasion where even the threat, let alone the actuality, of a nuclear attack in the immediate neighborhood of nuclear-armed Pakistan and India would send the right message? And what about the dangerous message of Clinton's assault on Obama; "I don't believe that any president should make any blanket statements with respect to the use or non-use of nuclear weapons."
Huh? Just exactly how does one make a compelling case to other nations against the proliferation of nuclear weapons when members of the nuke club, particularly the president of the one nation that has killed hundreds of thousands of people with two of these ungodly weapons, will not, at the very least, promise to abstain from first use of a weapon that could quite easily eliminate most life on this planet?
Of course Obama was right, and it was no different than Sen. Clinton's statement in April 2006, when she said, "I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table," in relation to preventing Iran from developing such weapons.
Back then, she recognized that nuclear weapons are weapons against civilization, not a means of ensuring its survival. "This administration has been very willing to talk about using nuclear weapons in a way we haven't seen since the dawn of a nuclear age," she said. "I think that's a terrible mistake." Yes, indeed -- and Hillary's supporters will no doubt insist that this statement reflects her true feelings on the matter and that "militarist Hillary" is just an act to get elected.
Act or reality, it's working. Pundits for the National Review, The Weekly Standard and other pro-war outlets have come to applaud Clinton. A host of political scientists and other campaign hustlers have also approved this image makeover; as a recent Boston Globe headline put it, "Tough talk drives Clinton effort: National security stance seen adding to image of strength."
One political scientist from Texas stated: "She's come off as credible and serious on national defense -- an issue that two years ago most of us would have thought would be a liability for her."
The Globe noted that "When Geraldine Ferraro was the Democratic candidate for vice president in 1984, she was dogged by questions about whether she could 'push the button' to launch an attack if the Cold War turned hot." The paper then quoted Ferraro as saying that Clinton, whom she supports for president, has passed that test: "You can't do that with Hillary Clinton. Hillary is in a totally different place."
Great, so forget the hope that a woman president might prove to be more enlightened than macho men in the matter of peacemaking, and instead rest assured that Hillary would have the cojones to "push the button" that would kill us all. Once again, the old Clintonian tactic of triangulation: positioning oneself politically instead of taking a position of integrity.
Robert Scheer is the co-author of The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq. See more of Robert Scheer at TruthDig. Got to Original ,
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OSU strength of schedule gets a boost this week. Former unranked Purdue moves into the top 25. With OSU moving to number 4 across all polls. As for the "upsets" allowing for these shifts in ranking, I don't think all of them are so surprising. Florida for example has struggled so far this year. They barely squeezed be Miss in week four, so I don't think its a shocker. Mississippi got destroyed by geogia, btw, Florida is pathetic!
Colorado squeezing past Oklahoma? I don't lnow if you misssed coach Hawkins press conference this summer, in response to whining letters from parents about conditioning, and lack of vacation, here is what he had to say:
"It's Division I football! It's the Big 12! It ain't intramurals!"
"You've got two weeks after finals, you've got a week of July Fourth and you get a week before camp starts," (shouting). "That's a month that's probably more vacation then you [reporters] get. And we're a little bummed out that we don't get three weeks?"
"Go play intramurals, brother … go play intramurals,"
This guy means buisiness, and he proved it on (Upset)Saturday.
