Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Are you trying to say that Bush doesn't want Peace? (a concrete yes or no would be appreciated)
OK, I'll play.
Yes, I believe it is likely that Bush does not want peace, or at least he wants war more than the consequences of peace. War is good for Bush because it keeps people fearful, it triggers our patriotism so we support him more and question him less, it distracts us from his miserable record on the economy, terrorism, the environment, and civil liberties, it distracts us from the malfeasance within his administration and the scandals surrounding it, it gives him plenty of opportunities to funnel money to his cronies, e.g., Haliburton, and it provides an exceptionally effective vehicle for delivering the neo-cons' fascist agenda. In short, war is exactly what Bush needs to retain and expand his power, and that's the only thing at the top of his priority list.
Having said that, your question was a red herring, irrelevant to the topic at hand. Your "concrete yes or no" is a disingenuous ploy to manipulate the discussion into a position you can easily refute. You used to be much more interesting, when you actually provided responses to issues in a discussion rather than blindly chanting whatever Bush-apologist dogma you can jam into the thread. I think Republican hard-liners are becoming desperate as the Bush grand illusion continues to unravel, bit by bit, slowly but inexorably, one thread at a time. The day of reckoning is coming.
In my opinion, of course.