Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 06:47:24 -0500 From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us> Subject: Wirdz Putin just approved "The use of all *available methods" to "destroy terrorism." Those are his exact wirdz translated by CNN, not mine. Go back and read the Gulf War Resolutions. You will not find that carte blanche open-check even by the US. He, and we, is not talking a Gulf War replay. You figure out for yourself what our "available methods" are. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld said last night that the US is "preparing for war." The reserves are on stand-by. Tony Blair has addressed parliment and GB is getting ready to assit in payback for those 500 dead brits. Congress is approving DOUBLE the $20 billion Bush initially asked for. $10 billion for his _discretionary use_, 10 billion for "anti-terrorist" responses, and $20 billion for recovery and repair. By comparison the Gulf War cost $6 billion, and the US billed the coalition for 45 billion of that. Maybe I am an alarmist but $20 billion for response and "all available methods" are things that are really making me ill. Someone tell me what this means. Everyone else better learn to read these messages for what they mean. No one is lying. No one is couching their terms. These things point to only one or two very, very, bad outcomes. carp
Display software: ArchTracker © Malgosia Askanas, 2000-2005