Paul,
I agree. My point is there are many reasons Bush went to war against Iraq.
You may not agree with his reasons, but the least likely reasons, is Bush
was trying to personally profit from the war and/or it meet a sexual fantasy
of his.


"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
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Doug,
Your understanding of "pork barrel" is as convoluted as the rest of your
theory. There are many other reasons that you are not able to
understand,
including your very unique "sexual fantasy" concept. For what it is
worth:
Pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term used to
describe
government spending that is intended to benefit constituents of a
politician
in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign
contributions or votes. Typically it involves funding for government
programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated but whose
costs
are spread among all taxpayers. Public works projects and agricultural
subsidies are the most commonly cited examples, but they do not exhaust
the
possibilities. Pork barrel spending is often allocated through
last-minute
additions to appropriations bills.

A classic example was fedral funding for the "Bonior Bike Paths" here in
Mich.......

The federal guvmint (i.e. the taxpayers) had absolutely no business
funding
such a localized project.




"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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When politicians make policies which have no clear, sane and
well-grounded
reasons, there is a limited set of conclusions you can come to. It
means
their decisions were based on bribery (politely called "pork barrel" or
"conflicts of interest"), religion, or maladjusted personal fantasies.
I'll leave you to choose which apply to Bush. I believe #3 and #2 are
the
motivations he's most conscious of (and I'm being polite by linking the
concept of consciousness to Bush). #1 is most certainly the case as
well,
although that's more of a motivator for his family, who propped him up
for
election, for reasons you MUST be aware of without explanation.

"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
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Doug,
Nope, did very well in school, and stayed awake in class. I just
can't
imagine anyone receiving sexual gratification from the Iraqi War. Do
you
get off thinking about it? I sure haven't read anything in the news
about Bush and his fantasy life, have you? What is the deal with you
and
Harry and bizarre sexual fantasies


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in sole purpose is
to
wage war for his own sexual thrills and financial gain.

Doug,
I must have missed the news about Bush's sexual thrills, do you know
something we don't?

I assume you slept through college, eh?