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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> The opening premise of Bush 43's admin was that (and I quote Rice) "Iraq 
> is destablishing the region."

Is that another Bush-word? Like misunderestimated?

With ten of the neo-conservative
> hawks that were part of the Project for a New American Century being in 
> key positions in his administration, how could anyone be surprised that 
> Baby Bush attacked Iraq?

Iraq for foreordained. Advisors to the president have enormous influence, 
this one more than most. A president whose character precluded serious 
study is taught choices by those with a history of involvement in their 
fields. Cheney hand-picked all the key players. Policy was foreordained by 
the choices. An anomaly was Christie Todd Whitman, the token bipartisan, 
who was chosen to run the EPA. She left the administration frustrated by 
three years of being stymied by ideogues and industry lobbyists. We will 
breathe the results for years.