[RoninLB]

quotes from TimT

"I think a democrat will be in the whitehouse next election"
--- a small chance

"the US economy is in a downward spiral"
--- it's an unusual recession.. the master plan is to begin stimulus after the 1st 2 years of a presidency, so the economy is OK for election day.. it's routine politics

"and almost everyone I know wonders why we the US are going after Iraq?"
---Iraq is a done deal.. then all the rest of the headaches will fall into line, including N Korea.. it's really "The Art of War"/timeless

"I guess it is an easier target that al-qaida which isnt based in any country and cant be easily found.."
--- I don't know..the big question is, does the US stays in Afg. and Iraq after it's over... and they can be easily found. all you have to do is look for any dogmatic belief system that's a failure.. then they need an enemy to band the believers together/timeless

"I am not comfortable with the whole situation"
--- war sucks.. is it better to have another N Korea type state