"DSK" wrote in message
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John H wrote:
As to several of your questions, "Why hasn't the Republican
controlled...?", I
would say, for many of these, because it's impossible.


That's funny, they reduced the deficit under Clinton *and* had NO
terrorist attacks on US soil... and put many more *real* terrorists behind
bars for life than Bush has done... after due process, too. Icing on the
cake.

Is making Social Security more fiscally sound "impossible"?
It is as long as it's being made a political football.
Is an energy-independent America "impossible"
Yes unless we go from 25% nuclear to at least 75% nuclear.
Would it have been impossible to put together a *real* coalition to invade
Iraq, like say for example the one that President George Bush Sr put
together?
YES, remember the bribes that FRENCH and RUSSIAN polititions were getting.
Is it "impossible" to increase manufacturing jobs?
When we have restrictions on our companys that foreign countrys don't, yes.
Is it "impossible" to gain the respect of, and cooperation with, other
nations?
All countries act in their own short term interest.
Is influencing North Korea to not build "nookular" weapons totally
impossible, when it had been done for years before President Bush Jr took
office?
see below
Is it "impossible" to protect the environment?
No, just difficult.


Clinton made an effort to do all of the above but you need a good faith
effort on the part of all involved before anything is accomplished. From
the failures that Clinton had with both N Korea and the Palestinians, Bush
had learned that they DON'T act in good faith. The N. Koreans took the
money we gave them for fuel oil and invested it in nuclear breeder reactors
and gas diffusion enriching equipment so we took the hard line with them.
Bush refused to meet with the Palestinians until they had new management and
Arafat their leader suddenly died, new management.

I resent our leaders giving money away when they KNOW that all they get is
some positive world press because we tried while the people we are trying to
help laugh at our system of government. "Look we got 20 million dollars
from the stupid Americans. We know how to play the game now too."