They don't need a WAR in 2004-- just the appearance of one

[JCMach1]

The setup is on for a repeat performance of 2002. During the election cycle, they will ratchet-up pressure on either Syria, Iran, or both.

We are in FULL Wag the Dog mode right now. I think Rove knows that it's the only thing that might save * at this point.

[Q]

1. Seems the Bushies have been in WTD mode for three years now...

...without any sign of an end.

- War IS all they have...and all they will ever have. Before 9-11...Bush* was nothing...the country and the world thought of him as 'illegitimate'. Questions about his past and the selection dogged him.

- Unfortunately...WTD works for them because the corporate stenographer press rarely deviates from WH propaganda. They're still helping Bush* paint a happy face on the killing field quagmire in Iraq.

[La_Serpiente]

2. I wouldn't be suprised

if they bombed Cuba as well. Talk about another Wag the Dog.

[name not needed]

4. wtd

i dont think dubya will bomb cuba. that would violate a nonaggression pact and have the russians on our ass.

[La_Serpiente]

3. Let's just say

That Bush is trigger happy

[Ridley Park 704]

5. except for N. Korea, they lack a bad-boy evil dictator this time.

Assad of Syria has the persona of the King of Jordan or Mubarak, not Hitler or Saddam. the next war will be a harder sell. But fear not, Rove inc. is thinking up a strategery as we speak.

[izzie]

6. When Knights were bold? Did Barbara read that to George?

My daughter got the 'Little Engine that Could' stuck in her mind