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Friday, February 10, 2006

Nothing Like A Good Exit Strategy

"I can't say if the use of force would last five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last any longer than that." -- Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, November 2002, just before Operation Iraqi Freedom "As during the Cold War, the struggle ahead promises to be a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 8, 2006

From The People Who Brought You Two Wars & 'Not Ruling Out A Use Of Force'

"The President expressed support and solidarity with Denmark in the aftermath of the violence against the Danish and other diplomatic facilities. The two leaders (Bush and Rasmussen) agreed that the way forward is through dialogue and tolerance, not violence." -- Scott McClellan, White House... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 6, 2006

They Took The Non Right Out Of Proliferation

"They (Western countries) are very angry with us, but it's not important to us because they cannot do anything and we are not scared of anything. If they could do something against us, they would not have wasted time to prepare the stage." -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in defiance of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 4, 2006

No Freeedom Of Expression When It Comes To Images Of Mohammed

"We should have killed all those who offend the Prophet and instead here we are, protesting peacefully." -- Mahmoud Zahar, leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Did Bush Mention Hurricane Katrina And Its Victims In State Of The Union?

"We'll continue to work with the folks down there. But I want to remind the people in that part of the world, 85 billion dollars is a lot." -- president George W. Bush, commenting on the amount of money asked Congress for rebuilding efforts in the Hurricane Katrina devastated regions, somehow... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Constitutionally Upholding And Ignoring The Law, As Only Dubya Can Say It

"I am upholding my duty, and at the same time, doing so under the law and with the Constitution behind me. That's just very important for you to understand. Secondly, the FISA law was written in 1978. We're having this discussion in 2006. It's a different world. And FISA is still an important tool.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 27, 2006

A Little Education Can Take You A Long Way

"Is our children learning?" -- president George W. Bush, champion of No Child Left Behind legislation Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 22, 2006

On Christmas And Christians (A Bit Belated)

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments." -- Benjamin Franklin Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

The History Of Terrorism And Illegal Wiretapping

"The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it." -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 14, 2006

If The Past Holds Any Indication Of The Future...

"Some Westerners, including President Bill Clinton, have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islam extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise." -- Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Sign in to see full entry.

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