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news On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:21:29 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:


The main difference between Bush and Carter is that Carter wasn't
and
isn't an idiot.

But he was also a poor POTUS.

I'll agree Carter's Presidency wasn't successful, but I also think
history will show him in a better light. I keep wondering what would
have happened if Reagan hadn't discarded Carter's initiative to be
energy
independent by 2000. Perhaps, we wouldn't be in Iraq right now.

We would probably not have as much problems with the Islamic
extremists, if Carter had done something about the Iranian Hostage
Crises. Showed the Middle East they could do what they want with no
consequences.


You mean, the way we're showing whomever our resolve in finding the
missing soldiers in Iraq? They're hostages, assuming they're alive. What
would you do about that?


Maybe we should take a lesson from the Russians when they had their
personnel kidnapped in Beirut. They caught a couple of the same group
and chopped them up and sent the parts to the rest. With a statement
that there would be or 10x for every hostage killed. We screwed up
kicking over the bees nest in Iraq, so now we have to deal with the bees.
Maybe we should remember what the job of the military is. To kill
people. Kill a lot more of the bad guys, and wipe out any town or
neighborhood helping them. Would be calmed down very soon.


Yeah. Destroying towns. That would help.



The middle east seems to understand raw power. Is how most of the countries
have been kept in line by their leaders over the years.