Amos: What leads you to believe that those banners that ran across the bottom of your screen or incorrect? Because you haven't seen the evidence for yourself? You got that kind of security clearance?

Bobert: you are wedded to an idea, and nothing Bush or anyone else could say would sway you from the way you believe. You are every bit as hard headed as I am.

I would think that recent events would scare the bejesus out of you folks, but all you do is wave your banners (Peace, Peace, Peace) and expect that you will be protected because that is what you want!

The events: Iraq has biological and chemical weapons. That is an undisputed fact. Iraq is pursuing the development of nuclear weapons. No one is disputing that fact.

So what do we do? Wait until he uses them? Do you really want the responsibility of promoting that view? I guess you do.

Boggles the mind.

Of course, Bobert, you will skip along spouting platitudes without even tuning in to what well might be one of the most important foreign policy speeches made in decades.

Did the president present pictures, documents, graphs, secret CIA or FBI reports that ensure that Iraq has nuclear weapons? No he did't. But he convinced me Saddam is going to get them if we let him.

The thrust of the speech, since you didn't watch it, was the UN should adopt a more stringent inspection procedure with unfettered access to any site the inspectors want to look at, any time, without interference. In other words, Saddam will have to comply with the agreements he agreed to at he close of Desert Storm. If he doesn't, then the U. S. and it's allies will see that he does. It is fairly obvious, even with all of the Democratic posturing of late, that a strong resolution will be forthcoming from the U. S. Congress probably this week, giving the president the powers the has been seeking. The powers every president since Jimmy Carter has had.

The only network that carried the speech live, though, was the Fox News Network, and you probably wouldn't have watched it even if your state has a station that carries that network. Better to bitch, right? Bobert, you disappoint me.

DougR