Okay… can I just say that I posted this thread with the intention that it be a light-hearted observation rather than some kind of attack on all Americans. I have nothing against Americans in general. If I really thought all Americans were like Bush I wouldn’t have bothered asking the question in the first place…
Fionarich, I’m sorry that you think I am a very negative person. If we had ever met I hope that you would hold a different view. I am, I think, one of the most optimistic people I know, which explains why I think it is worth voicing my opinions... hey, I’m optimistic enough to think that there is somebody out there listening who has enough ‘power’ to do something about it. If that isn’t blind hope in the face of overwhelming dismissal then I don’t know what is.
I’m not going to bang on with the whole ‘was the war right’ thing again (God knows, we’ve already been over that one). Frankly, I’m glad that it wasn’t the ‘next Vietnam’ (although that is something the papers accused anti-war protesters of saying and not something that I ever heard anybody actually say).
Just one question though. You say that most American’s don’t care whether WOMD are ever found… looking back over the statements Bush made, doesn’t it bother you that he may have lied to you? Doesn’t that warrant a closer look? I’m certainly concerned that Blair may have lied to me… and I would be whether I was behind the war or not because it is a distinct and important point. This isn’t a case of the ends justifying the means, it is a case of government being held accountable for its statements, whatever the circumstances.
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