Earlier still... T bird... Perhaps the humiliation suffered by the Bush team in '91 led to the 'all out' pull for Bush in '00... a little unfinished business 'bout humilliation? Or was it guilt for leaving such a mess...

Bush was obsessed with Iraq from the beginning. Is that why he was placed in the oval office? He sure wasn't interested in any sort of objectivity in his meetings... in fact, it appears as though he is terrified of intelligence... As any good puppet must be.

Clinton was concerned about the terrorist threat... with constant briefings from 'responsibly informed' individuals... But he was not obsessed with Saddam. Concerned, yes... weren't you? However, Clinton knew that Al-Quida must be stopped. His priorities were correct.

...and they probably still are...

Bush dropped the ball when he was elected... and went into a revery of how it used to be... and his hard studied 'Leave it to Beaver' reruns didn't give him the briefings he needed to have a clue about contemporary world issues and diplomacy... And his staff, consisting largely of 'blame game' afficianados, were hand picked by 'George' himself... (read: Carl)

You've got a full plate T-bird, and we're gonna keep servin' it up... Still hungry?