couldn't have said it better myself

from a letter to the editor in today's des moines register:

Bush has proven to be pompous, vindictive, misleading, condescending, self-righteous and radically partisan.

news of America spending $100B on replacing our nukes

brought about this canny note from a fellow DU'er:

The only country in the world to actually USE a nuclear weapon against another country and who has recently invaded and occupied another country for supposedly having nuclear weapons, (Iraq did not) now threatens to attack yet another country (Iran) for supposedly developing nuclear capabilities, now announces plans to spend 100 billion dollars on MORE nuclear weapons for its own arsenal?

the beginning of WWIII?

because if iran is attacked by israel, you can best rest assured that we will have started WWIII. bush is moving ships into the gulf, and rumors of an attack have been on the skuttlebutt airwaves for months. and now today, we have this:

LONDON - A British newspaper reported Sunday that Israel has drafted plans to strike as many as three targets in Iran with low-yield nuclear weapons, aiming to halt Tehran's uranium enrichment program. The Israeli Foreign Ministry denied the report.

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bush is seeking to destroy iran's government

he Los Angeles Times off-leads the Iraq surge and leads a report on American efforts to stop outside investors from financing the development of new Iranian oil fields. Over time, the U.S. hopes, these back door sanctions will drastically curtail Iran's oil exports and ultimately destabilize the regime.