1. There are no US companies drilling in Iraq. There are a few companies involved in oil that won contracts to rebuild
damaged pipes and whatnot, but the relatively minor damage to such areas mean they didn't really have much to
do.
2. The "Bin Ladens" are not all terrorists. It's foolish and actually quite dangerous to think so. Their
entire family views Osama as an outcast, and the other members are quite content with their western life-style.
Successful architects, creating perfume products, traveling the world. They don't share Osama's views at all,
and so to group them with him is unfair to say the least.
3. The vacation argument. Oh how I love it. It seems too many liberal kiddies watched Farhenheit 9/11 and never
bothered to check up on Michael Moore's shady "facts" and "reporting". In fact, Michael Moore
counted weekends, time spent at Camp David, and time at Bush's ranch in Texas. Basically, whenever Bush
wasn't physically IN the White House, was considered vacation time. But sorry to say, simply because Bush
isn't in the White House, doesn't mean he's on vacation. Presidents are constantly traveling the country,
as Bush did during his "vacation" time. Camp David is a fully equipped presidential headquarters and many
world leaders have met with the president there, including Tony Blair. Bush entertained Vladimir Putin at his ranch in
Texas. So basically, he was always working, just not AT the White House.
4. At the onset of the war, most people supported it, and about half the country still does, so to say that its
supported by very few people is just an outright lie.
5. Invading North Korea would spell certain doom for South Korea. I have family there, and don't want to see North
Korea's thousands of artillery peices aimed at the Seoul to obliterate the millions living within. Bush is taking a
diplomatic and more multi-lateral approach to this problem, to defuse it without sparking a nuclear war. Isn't that
a good thing?
6. There's much evidence to suggest that global warming is a completely natural cycle, and that we're merely
coming up on the warming trend. Even if that isn't the case, the Kyoto treaty did next to nothing to stop the
release of pollutants. The countries that are growing the fastest in terms of industrialization and therefore
pollutants, were not included in the treaty. Countries like China, Brazil, and the like. There were many loopholes in
the treaty, in which countries merely exported their trash or whatnot to other countries that weren't bound by the
treaty to have it burned there. Wow, sure saved a whole lot of earth with THAT move. And lastly, the US economy was set
back due to accepting the terms of the treaty. It was most unfavorable to the US, and I'm glad we backed
out.
7. Killing/Capturing Osama does almost nothing for our war on terrorism. And make no mistake, it is a war on terrorism,
not Al-Queda. Osama is merely the figurehead, he does no planning, and Al-Queda is designed to continue without him. So
even if he's killed/captured, the organization continues to exist, and continues to threaten the United States. It
would merely be an image victory. On the other hand, attacking countries that have long supported terrorism, not just
Al-Queda, but anti-western, anti-american terrorist movements, will have long term beneficial effects. If you're
truly looking to make America safer, just taking out Al-Queda won't do it, you need to change the middle east, as
it's the spawning grounds for such ideas.
8. Yes, the hijackers were BORN in Suadi Arabia, but that does not mean they were trained there. You look at where they
were trained, Afghanistan. That's where the hatred lies, the support from the Taliban, the ability to create the
terrorists.
9. There are no connections at all between Bush and the perpetrators of 9/11, other than the fact they're all
people I guess.
10. Bush won the popular vote by 3.8 million. Quite a decisive victory, and he is the first president to win a majority
of the vote since his father.
11. Bush did have a huge fund left over from the campaign. About $22 million according to CNN. But so did Kerry, in
fact, Kerry had about $25 million. They both held onto the money in preparation for the anticipated legal battles.
Fortunatly, Kerry had the grace and maturity to realize he had lost Ohio, and therefore the election. If I hadn't
respected him before, I sure respect him now. He had the potential to ruin the election, and cause further division
within the population, instead he conceded, and called for re-unification.
