What do we think the chances are the Bush is really screwing us up royally...

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and I mean even more than he is now? I share Kucinich's concern's over expansion of the war to Syria and Iran. But I'm also wondering if Bush will screw it up such that Saudi and the Gulf States and Jordan and Turkey are in their as well.

My doomsday scenario runs along the lines of this: the price of oil just skyrockets and all the major powers: the US, Europe, Japan, Russia and China all start backing different proxies in the conflict. On a particularly pessimistic day, I think that everyone will send troops in to the Middle East.

I am afraid I may just end up shouting: WE ARE SO F-----D!!!!

I give my scenario about 5-20% chance of happening depending on my mood that day. Overall, optimistic that cooler heads will prevail. I think that if things really go to pot, the Republicans will kick out both Cheney and Bush by September and try to save what's left of the Republican Party for '08.

[Virginia Dare]

1. As long as Bush and Cheney remain...

we're fucked, and it's doomsday. I'm still holding out hope, like you, that won't come to pass.

[JuniperLea]

2. WE ARE SO F-----D!!!!

That sums it up nicely.

How many more nations do "we" have to insult or otherwise piss off before they all come gunning for us? Talk about fighting 'em over here! W is begging them to come here!!! MFer!

[liberal N proud]

3. Get out the KY

[tiptoe]

4. Why even ask the question? "Perpetual war" is a Neocon goal-- It's impossible for * to fail, unless

he CEASES "screwing us up royally."

The MORE "screwing us up royally," the BETTER...

Otherwise, if NOT "screwn up" sufficiently, the Dems may be able to "fix it."

"Leaving it for the Dems to fix" isn't the goal:

Leaving it for ANYONE so as NOT to be able to "fix it" IS the Neocon goal...for eternal military-industrial-complex war-profiteering.

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5. Yes, but I want to know if this crap can be contained regionally

or whether it will get completely out of hand.

[and-justice-for-all]

6. Oh, I am sure that all part of the plan...

...All it would take would be for all the countries we buy oil from, to not sell it to us. Break us so bad and demand that the war mongering and colonialism stop immediately.

Cut the oil off...thats all the have to do. Shut us down and teach us a lesson...us, in more of the sence of ShrubCo. Is the GOP going to launch missles at every country that says "we will not sell to war mongering states." After all, if you selling any component or material that a state uses to conduct war crimes, are you not yourself guilty of the same crime?