XPost: alt.fan.j-garofalo, alt.atheism, alt.radio.talk   
   XPost: seattle.politics   
      
   On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 19:46:56 -0700, usenet@mile23.com.r3m0v3 (Paul   
   Mitchum) wrote:   
      
   >> So the issue becomes management - not the war itself. And as we';ve been   
   >> saying since a pull out is impractical there's no point in it as a   
   >> campaign issue.  Though he is saying we need the UN and "a real   
   >> coalition".   
   >   
   >The thing is, BushCo hasn't been able to generate a 'real coalition,'   
   >and the UN is sitting on its hands, justifiably. It'd be nice to know   
   >whether they're simply waiting for Bush to be out of the picture.   
      
      
   I think national and international institutions and forces are working   
   for Bushes removal. I think OPEC raising prices is in part aimed at   
   getting rid of Bush. German, French, and other old Europe resistance   
   is similarly aimed at making things worse before November. Spain's   
   shift from Iraq to Afghanistan is to the same effect. Expect foreign   
   intelligence leaks embarrassing to Bush on warnings and readiness, and   
   steady foot dragging on cooperation or rescue for Iraq. (After Spain's   
   election  and local election results in France - these leaders also   
   see Bush as a threat to their own re-election also. They also see US   
   empire efforts and unilateralism as setting up against a unified   
   Europe to negate any chance of Europe becoming a unified Superpower   
   able to compete or balance US global interests.)   
      
   Within the country the military, state, and CIA have large factions   
   working to get rid of him.  After being ignored or worse going into   
   Iraq and then being blamed for the failures they warned against their   
   "support" is evaporating.  I suspect even the Fed will be going for   
   him before the end. Expect the first increase in interest by August.   
   (IMHO.)  And a steadily increasing series of leaks and outspoken   
   "disgruntled employees".   
      
   The guy is seen by most of the world as the greatest threat to world   
   peace and stability. Outside of his own following of neo-cons, empire   
   builders, corporate cronies and religious fundamentalists, only Al   
   Qaeda really wants him in. Al Qaeda sees his bellicose, "with us or   
   against us", Israeli style escalation of conflict  as giving them a   
   higher profile, drawing more recruits and launching the Islamic war   
   they want.   
      
   I believe the final outcome will see kerry approaching 60%.   
      
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