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January 19, 2005
PLEASE DON'T OFFEND MS. MUSHROOM CLOUD
Let us not insult the Bush regime's nominee for Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice by impugning her integrity or credibility, as she claimed Sen. Barbara Boxer did in yesterday's Senate confirmation hearing. After all, pointing out her contradictory statements disturbs the nominee. It offends her dignity. And, gosh, Ms. Mushroom Cloud herself says she respects the truth. (Shame on you, Sen. Joe Biden, for telling her she was full of "malarkey" when she maintained that 120,000 Iraqi troops have been trained.) Nor should Americans or anyone else be offended by Ms. Mushroom Cloud's insensitive characterization of the tsunami catastrophe as "a wonderful opportunity" for the regime to promote its diplomatic goals. And most certainly, she should not be held accountable for helping to sell the war in Iraq from "a marketing perspective" (White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card's term). "New products" are sold that way, so why not a war? Coincidentally, a new Los Angles Times poll out this morning finds that "Support for War in Iraq Hits New Low" among Americans. Not that it makes much difference. A majority still supports keeping U.S. troops there.Posted by at January 19, 2005 09:25 AM
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