tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post2285793214018528643..comments2023-09-29T07:43:46.743-04:00Comments on Ratfuck Diary: So Ridiculous 2Joy Tommehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058291043480356463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-41812234588196477682007-12-29T14:51:00.000-05:002007-12-29T14:51:00.000-05:00What surprised me is that so many Republican legis...What surprised me is that so many Republican legislators defended the veto and essentially said they were stupid to have voted for it.<BR/><BR/>The people behind Bush have their Party in thrall. This doesn't play well with Independents, which are the largest "Party".<BR/><BR/>Virtually everything has been staked on this occupation, and everything else allowed to fall by the wayside. There simply is nothing "vital" about Iraq. The U.S. existed just fine when Saddam was in power, and it handled its business smoothly before Iraq was even created out of whole cloth by the British Empire. Even if Iraq were to transform into Paradise on Earth tomorrow, we would still face the same challenges and the same people would still oppose us.Todd Dugdale https://www.blogger.com/profile/17584727904734922884noreply@blogger.com