[RoninLB]

Bush's detractors need something to believe in..

Heeerrrs Hillary.
Local NYC bs is that she will not be seeking Senate reelection. The on going brain damage specticle style is a game that she has to avoid if she runs and wins again in NY. Rumor has it that Rep traps are being set up to force dicisive issues on her in 2nd term.

GOP wins by default.. Rep Pataki runs for Hillary's spot and is a sure win. That's bingo#1. The lib Dem Spitzer is dialed in to run for Gov. The next wild card is Guilani sic vs Spitzer. Rudy is a sure win. That's bingo #2. Rudy figures that if somebody like Arnold can gather US attention so can he. Fe'll still be young enough to be Pres later.

So she'll piss off the DNC and loose another Sen seat to the Rep's is one good hump.

otherwise the post cold war strategic policy has been on the burner for a long time. Bush is only following this. Any policy change is controversal.

Old Europe is somewhat similar to Canada on the issue of the function of their military. Both can remove it from public issues because the US won't ever allow anything to happen to either one. This leaves more room for political social issues as defining election issues. Their are severe terrorist threats residing in Canada that haven't been realized yet up north. Europe seems to be reacting faster than Canada imo.

Afg is a tremendous success in detuning the warlords because the media has been left out and our military was thus given the room to develop strategy. They started paying off the warlords and their soldiers asap. The salaries and encouragement has seen many warlords involved with public nation building. The presssure has been kept up to become more socially constructive. It works.

"Bush's detractors need something to believe in.. "
" Heeeerrrs Hillary. "