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Compare & Contrast October 2003 After having set fire to the civilized world in the Middle East, the Bush men seem to be having second thoughts about the sanity of that policy, at least as far as that policy might be able to go in the 'old' Far East.
	In the opening chapter of the War-on-the-World; we were all told that the USA would go-it-alone, because we knew best about what to do, and when and how to do things, when faced with threats from an "Axis of Evil. " And so we implemented naked aggression and the wanton slaughter of a degenerating state, that actually posed no problems (no proof to the contrary having ever been found as of this date - in stark contrast to the lies that are still being repeated to justify this act) - to anyone but themselves.
In Chapter Two of our WAR-on-the-WORLD, Team bush is seeking to modify the US position somewhat. This time we are dealing with North Korea who does possess and is threatening to use, nuclear weapons unless we sign a non-aggression Treaty with them. But if we do that we would be acting alone (just as we did in Iraq), and apparently we don't want to do that in the Far East. Instead we want an agreement - basically a letter between China, Japan, South Korea, the US and North Korea, that could be "gotten around" if things get ugly. Also this would not require Senate confirmation of our intentions. Why the change? On the surface we appear to want to be involved with others - in reality we're simply seeking cover for the failures of our non-existent diplomatic efforts. And, because there is an election coming up, Bush cannot afford to be seen as having alienated the entire world with his maniacal grand designs on Empire. But the real questions this raises are about our willingness to continue to believe that we can actually rule the entire planet - alone. It is also very interesting that we are losing our former dominance in the Far East to China; and that China and India (both nuclear powers themselves), have now joined with the developing nations against US interests in the last summit of global financial interests held in Cancun, Mexico: A meeting that ended in failure and frustration for the US for our continued totalitarian approach to trade and economics in the world. We like to call this Free Trade.

So now, in the Far East, the Bushite's are trying to 'appear' conciliatory, interested in the whole region, bla, bla, bla. We have no idea how to deal with

North Korea and the continuing threat that it posses, just at the time when we're about to have an election. This becomes pivotal because elections here tend to force a re-examination of the events in the previous four years.

And this kind of an examination is not something the administration wants to allow as they appear to be completely bereft of common sense, of diplomacy, and most of all as having been conducted at the expense of all the other nations and interests on the planet.

Team Bush currently is looking at a track record that has turned a willfully blind eye on anything that might examine the causes of the attack, the attack itself on 911, or the aftermath, in practical terms. In addition the record of the Bush-Cheney-Sharon administration, includes all kinds of business scandals and horrendous corruptions that were undreamt of before this Cabal came into office.

Ninety percent of which have still not been addressed either. When one adds in the job losses, the bankrupting of the Treasury, the skyrocketing American debt, not to mention the siege which the Cabal has instituted to eliminate American jobs of any value. Then the sum total of this administration's contributions; toward the health and viability of the American landscape of:

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Begins to look more like
"Death, slavery and the pursuit of self-destruction."
Than anything remotely connected to "The American Dream."

So watch for the coming summit of "The Big 5" to be more about China, Japan, and South Korea, not becoming "Old" like their European counterparts - but instead choosing to capitulate to US demands for accessions to what works for Little-Big-Mouth, in this, his time of political need.

Why should we not sign a Treaty with North Korea? Bush says that's "because it's not just between us - it's about all the nations in the region." And of course it is: but why is this different from Iraq? Iraq is not just something for us to deal with - that's why the United Nations was looked to - it had to do with oil and that has to do with the whole world, not even just that region of the planet. Yet we maintained (and still do) that we know best, and we're not going to share the goodies, only the costs and the burdens.

Bush and Company cannot have it both ways, nor can they carve out little exceptions when it suits them - they simply are not that sophisticated. They conned the UN into signing a resolution, but it is an empty document on its face. The looked for money and troops are still not materializing. Apparently a war upon the world is not part of most people's idea of what they should be dedicating their time and treasure to support.

Would that a reality check in Washington D.C. - might be forthcoming sooner, rather than after it is too late!

kirwan

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