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	<title>Comments on: Source to Matthews: From The Moment Cheney Was Elected &#8220;All He Wanted To Know About&#8221; Was Iraq</title>
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		<title>By: Matthews: Cheney Set on Iraq Since Day 1 :: SOTUblog</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-1213607</link>
		<dc:creator>Matthews: Cheney Set on Iraq Since Day 1 :: SOTUblog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Chris Matthews proved himself useful yesterday as he revealed that a &quot;well-placed source&quot; informed him that Vice President Dick Cheney had his mind set on Iraq (transcript from Think Progress): Let me not let one guy off the hook here, that&#8217;s Cheney, Bob. I talked to someone last night who knows better about this than anybody &#8212; off the record &#8212; who told me the first thing Cheney wanted when he got the vice presidency, during the transition of 2000, what he wanted was not a briefing on the world, all he wanted to know about, where do we stand in Iraq? He was keyed on that decision from day one, long before 9-11, and it certainly looks like these guys weren&#8217;t surprised by the decision to go to Iraq. They had it in their mind ahead of time. (emphasis from Think Progress) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Chris Matthews proved himself useful yesterday as he revealed that a &quot;well-placed source&quot; informed him that Vice President Dick Cheney had his mind set on Iraq (transcript from Think Progress): Let me not let one guy off the hook here, that&rsquo;s Cheney, Bob. I talked to someone last night who knows better about this than anybody &mdash; off the record &mdash; who told me the first thing Cheney wanted when he got the vice presidency, during the transition of 2000, what he wanted was not a briefing on the world, all he wanted to know about, where do we stand in Iraq? He was keyed on that decision from day one, long before 9-11, and it certainly looks like these guys weren&rsquo;t surprised by the decision to go to Iraq. They had it in their mind ahead of time. (emphasis from Think Progress) [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1213607', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Helen Thomas has Giant Stones at Giant Stones</title>
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		<dc:creator>Helen Thomas has Giant Stones at Giant Stones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Vice President Cheney has also made up his mind: From the moment he was elected all he could think about was Iraq. See http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/ for more indications that President Bush has not been upfront about his intentions to invade Iraq.    Filed under: Giant Stones  &#160;&#160;&#124;&#160;&#160; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Vice President Cheney has also made up his mind: From the moment he was elected all he could think about was Iraq. See <a href="http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/</a> for more indications that President Bush has not been upfront about his intentions to invade Iraq.    Filed under: Giant Stones  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=557127', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Revolt, Stop Support War</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-482066</link>
		<dc:creator>Revolt, Stop Support War</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Concerning: Comment by A Concerned Citizen:

â€œThis was his plan from the start!!! Bankrupt the USA, Allow Oil companies to RAPE the WORLD and pass the buck to the inheritors of all this blood for oilâ€¦..our children, grnadchildren and their kidsâ€¦â€¦how we allow this to happen without a fight is beyond meâ€¦..call your corrupt govenment official and let them know how you feelâ€¦.yell at them so they get the pointâ€¦.harrassment is better than blood

Comment by A Concerned Citizen â€” March 21, 2006 @ 2:50 pmâ€

__________________

Good for you! This is exactly what your spineless governement wants you and ever other activist to do so the NSA can start recording your conversations and reserve a jail cell for you in the future !

Do you realize that everytime you support Corporate America by spending your paycheck on the new and latest thing, you are actually supporting the war effort. Is this not what the Oil Companies want? and all the Rich Elite - who own all the Fortune 500 companies - Want? War?

If you really want to put pressure on the Government as an individual, I sugget you get CORPORATE AMERICA where it hurts, â€œin the pocket bookâ€. 

Here is what I did starting back in May of 2003 just 2 months after the War was started to help force change in my own way. I hope 85 Million Americans will do what I have done or some of it to help force change!

A month after the IRAQ I decided to close down my business.

I filed bankruptcy a year later and without a lawyer! (very difficult to do) and I was able to Keep Everything to sell in the future and live on for a few years without having to work!

I have since quit working at all.

I have not paid any federal taxes in 3 years. â€œIf you donâ€™t make 10K a year, you donâ€™t pay taxes, its that simple !

I donâ€™t have a credit card ! So I have a â€œBalanced Budgetâ€ !

My cellphone is $10 a month ! (Trac-Phoneâ€¦. Best deal on the Market - No Cotract)

I buy things at yard sales (No taxes)!

I go to outreach programs for food and clothing!

I donâ€™t buy products from certain manufactures who give money to Republicans !

I went to 8 different insurance agent offices until I found the cheapest rate possible, in writing!

I will continue driving the same vehicle until the IRAQ War is over.

I have based my current actions in life and liberty on how to do my part to help stop this WAR, Each action I take is carefully evaluated to see if I can do it in a way to save money. This miser minded approach will allow me to not work for Corporate AMerica, Not spend my money in Corporate America Stores; and I will never have to pay back the money that this â€œBorrow and Spend Presidentâ€ has used in this immoral WAR !
____________

Now, not everyone can do what I have done and use a crazy â€œGive Up Your Lifeâ€ way to revolt but, I will only do this until the WAR in IRAQ is over. I will then try and get back to normal, or what ever that is.

Consider these options in revolting against this Corrupt Corporate America (Government):

Shop until it hurts to find the best price and only buy what is absolultely necessary to survive on a new balanced budget! Yes, that means all the credit cards have to GO! and get a ATM Debit Card that takes money out of your 1 and only checking account.

Tell the family that do to the â€œHIGH COST OF GASOLINEâ€ and possible economic problems in the near future as a result of G.W. Bush bankrupting America (Insert what you want to say) some things need to be changed for just a little while!

New Rules: 1-10.

You can come up with all kinds of things that can piss off your spouse, children, etc. but, that is not what you wan to do to help stop the WAR in IRAQ. 

Choosing to limit excess pleasures and put money towards bills and get out of DEBT!

Who needs 5 cell phones?

Who needs to eat out every night of the week?

Who needs to rent new videos/movides every night?

Who needs to have premium channels? 

Who needs to have 1, 2 or 3 new cars that suck on gas (SUVâ€™s)?

Who needs to have multiple homes (Housing Market bubble is here - Sell Now)?

Who needs to working a full-time slave job just pay the bills and other peoples taxes?

Who needs to join a gym when you can walk and run at a park, etc.

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It wontâ€™ be easy save money and help stop the war if you donâ€™t evaluate and plan properly!

Take a seat and spend 3 hours a night for a full week to draw a â€œreduction of expenses until the war is over planâ€. Get feedback from each family member on â€œIf we had to cut back on some things, what could go?â€

Most likely your going to get some strong, â€œWhatâ€™s the Problem; I canâ€™t do that; We have money in the bank, donâ€™t we?; We can sell the house in the future, pay off the bills and retire in the future with all kinds of money, right?â€

I live on a day by day basis with not a worry. Donâ€™t get me wrong, it is not where I want to be at this pion in my life but, that is the beauty of it all -

â€œI can move or even leave this country if I want to as I donâ€™t owe a dime to anyone!â€ No bills, no restraints, no problems.

Think about what you can do to limit expense until the WAR IS OVER!

Think about what things you can to do to limit tax payments unitl the WAR IS OVER!

After you get your plan going, convence other family members to do the same thing until the WAR IS OVER!

Since today, March 21, 2006 at his 10 am. (EST) news confernece, Bush made it perfectly clear he has no intentions of pulling our troops out of IRAQ, it is vitally important that you plan to stay the course on a â€œReduction of Expeses to Fight the War Planâ€ for 2 years.

If only 85 million people would do this! What a differece it would make to force policy changes.

We could all say â€œYou are either for the war or against the warâ€ and watch as Elite would call their spin doctors for help!

Well it works for me, and it could work for you.

Do it today.

I call it, â€œRevolt, Stop Supporting Warâ€ 

RJC Oklahoma</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Concerning: Comment by A Concerned Citizen:</p>
<p>â€œThis was his plan from the start!!! Bankrupt the USA, Allow Oil companies to RAPE the WORLD and pass the buck to the inheritors of all this blood for oilâ€¦..our children, grnadchildren and their kidsâ€¦â€¦how we allow this to happen without a fight is beyond meâ€¦..call your corrupt govenment official and let them know how you feelâ€¦.yell at them so they get the pointâ€¦.harrassment is better than blood</p>
<p>Comment by A Concerned Citizen â€” March 21, 2006 @ 2:50 pmâ€</p>
<p>__________________</p>
<p>Good for you! This is exactly what your spineless governement wants you and ever other activist to do so the NSA can start recording your conversations and reserve a jail cell for you in the future !</p>
<p>Do you realize that everytime you support Corporate America by spending your paycheck on the new and latest thing, you are actually supporting the war effort. Is this not what the Oil Companies want? and all the Rich Elite &#8211; who own all the Fortune 500 companies &#8211; Want? War?</p>
<p>If you really want to put pressure on the Government as an individual, I sugget you get CORPORATE AMERICA where it hurts, â€œin the pocket bookâ€. </p>
<p>Here is what I did starting back in May of 2003 just 2 months after the War was started to help force change in my own way. I hope 85 Million Americans will do what I have done or some of it to help force change!</p>
<p>A month after the IRAQ I decided to close down my business.</p>
<p>I filed bankruptcy a year later and without a lawyer! (very difficult to do) and I was able to Keep Everything to sell in the future and live on for a few years without having to work!</p>
<p>I have since quit working at all.</p>
<p>I have not paid any federal taxes in 3 years. â€œIf you donâ€™t make 10K a year, you donâ€™t pay taxes, its that simple !</p>
<p>I donâ€™t have a credit card ! So I have a â€œBalanced Budgetâ€ !</p>
<p>My cellphone is $10 a month ! (Trac-Phoneâ€¦. Best deal on the Market &#8211; No Cotract)</p>
<p>I buy things at yard sales (No taxes)!</p>
<p>I go to outreach programs for food and clothing!</p>
<p>I donâ€™t buy products from certain manufactures who give money to Republicans !</p>
<p>I went to 8 different insurance agent offices until I found the cheapest rate possible, in writing!</p>
<p>I will continue driving the same vehicle until the IRAQ War is over.</p>
<p>I have based my current actions in life and liberty on how to do my part to help stop this WAR, Each action I take is carefully evaluated to see if I can do it in a way to save money. This miser minded approach will allow me to not work for Corporate AMerica, Not spend my money in Corporate America Stores; and I will never have to pay back the money that this â€œBorrow and Spend Presidentâ€ has used in this immoral WAR !<br />
____________</p>
<p>Now, not everyone can do what I have done and use a crazy â€œGive Up Your Lifeâ€ way to revolt but, I will only do this until the WAR in IRAQ is over. I will then try and get back to normal, or what ever that is.</p>
<p>Consider these options in revolting against this Corrupt Corporate America (Government):</p>
<p>Shop until it hurts to find the best price and only buy what is absolultely necessary to survive on a new balanced budget! Yes, that means all the credit cards have to GO! and get a ATM Debit Card that takes money out of your 1 and only checking account.</p>
<p>Tell the family that do to the â€œHIGH COST OF GASOLINEâ€ and possible economic problems in the near future as a result of G.W. Bush bankrupting America (Insert what you want to say) some things need to be changed for just a little while!</p>
<p>New Rules: 1-10.</p>
<p>You can come up with all kinds of things that can piss off your spouse, children, etc. but, that is not what you wan to do to help stop the WAR in IRAQ. </p>
<p>Choosing to limit excess pleasures and put money towards bills and get out of DEBT!</p>
<p>Who needs 5 cell phones?</p>
<p>Who needs to eat out every night of the week?</p>
<p>Who needs to rent new videos/movides every night?</p>
<p>Who needs to have premium channels? </p>
<p>Who needs to have 1, 2 or 3 new cars that suck on gas (SUVâ€™s)?</p>
<p>Who needs to have multiple homes (Housing Market bubble is here &#8211; Sell Now)?</p>
<p>Who needs to working a full-time slave job just pay the bills and other peoples taxes?</p>
<p>Who needs to join a gym when you can walk and run at a park, etc.</p>
<p>_____________________</p>
<p>It wontâ€™ be easy save money and help stop the war if you donâ€™t evaluate and plan properly!</p>
<p>Take a seat and spend 3 hours a night for a full week to draw a â€œreduction of expenses until the war is over planâ€. Get feedback from each family member on â€œIf we had to cut back on some things, what could go?â€</p>
<p>Most likely your going to get some strong, â€œWhatâ€™s the Problem; I canâ€™t do that; We have money in the bank, donâ€™t we?; We can sell the house in the future, pay off the bills and retire in the future with all kinds of money, right?â€</p>
<p>I live on a day by day basis with not a worry. Donâ€™t get me wrong, it is not where I want to be at this pion in my life but, that is the beauty of it all -</p>
<p>â€œI can move or even leave this country if I want to as I donâ€™t owe a dime to anyone!â€ No bills, no restraints, no problems.</p>
<p>Think about what you can do to limit expense until the WAR IS OVER!</p>
<p>Think about what things you can to do to limit tax payments unitl the WAR IS OVER!</p>
<p>After you get your plan going, convence other family members to do the same thing until the WAR IS OVER!</p>
<p>Since today, March 21, 2006 at his 10 am. (EST) news confernece, Bush made it perfectly clear he has no intentions of pulling our troops out of IRAQ, it is vitally important that you plan to stay the course on a â€œReduction of Expeses to Fight the War Planâ€ for 2 years.</p>
<p>If only 85 million people would do this! What a differece it would make to force policy changes.</p>
<p>We could all say â€œYou are either for the war or against the warâ€ and watch as Elite would call their spin doctors for help!</p>
<p>Well it works for me, and it could work for you.</p>
<p>Do it today.</p>
<p>I call it, â€œRevolt, Stop Supporting Warâ€ </p>
<p>RJC Oklahoma<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=482066', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Al</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-475756</link>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Do you believe Bush/Cheney wanted to go to invade Iraq from the get-go? Take this poll at &lt;a href=&quot;http://wipoll.com/wipol/?q=node/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wipoll.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you believe Bush/Cheney wanted to go to invade Iraq from the get-go? Take this poll at <a href="http://wipoll.com/wipol/?q=node/103" rel="nofollow">wipoll.com</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=475756', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Recon</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-472727</link>
		<dc:creator>Recon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s impeachable that the Vice President wanted to know the state of affairs in Iraq? You Dems are addicted to unsupportable opinions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s impeachable that the Vice President wanted to know the state of affairs in Iraq? You Dems are addicted to unsupportable opinions.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=472727', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: WaltTheMan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470690</link>
		<dc:creator>WaltTheMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>By the by, God, he has the means, he only lacks the will (and a brain).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By the by, God, he has the means, he only lacks the will (and a brain).<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470690', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: WaltTheMan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470686</link>
		<dc:creator>WaltTheMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>God, in your omnificence, what will be in post 199?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God, in your omnificence, what will be in post 199?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470686', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: lpt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470682</link>
		<dc:creator>lpt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, thanx Tweety for that revelation, but I think most of us KNEW about this already!   Anything new on impeachment or better yet, INDICTMENTS?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, thanx Tweety for that revelation, but I think most of us KNEW about this already!   Anything new on impeachment or better yet, INDICTMENTS?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470682', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: God</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470667</link>
		<dc:creator>God</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>199, W himself was remiss in not reining in C&amp;R.

Again, I think you are giving way too much power to Boy George. 

It really has never been his admin. 

But, obviously, it its the Bush admin in the conventional sense. 

I guess I can&#039;t even think in those terms since its so incredibly obvious he&#039;s a cheerleader and a clerk for R &amp; C and nothing more.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>199, W himself was remiss in not reining in C&amp;R.</p>
<p>Again, I think you are giving way too much power to Boy George. </p>
<p>It really has never been his admin. </p>
<p>But, obviously, it its the Bush admin in the conventional sense. </p>
<p>I guess I can&#8217;t even think in those terms since its so incredibly obvious he&#8217;s a cheerleader and a clerk for R &amp; C and nothing more.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470667', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: WaltTheMan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470576</link>
		<dc:creator>WaltTheMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If at first you don&#039;t succeed:
#117, That was why I was very careful to use the term â€œBush administrationâ€. W himself was remiss in not reining in C&amp;R.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If at first you don&#8217;t succeed:<br />
#117, That was why I was very careful to use the term â€œBush administrationâ€. W himself was remiss in not reining in C&amp;R.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470576', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: WaltTheMan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470570</link>
		<dc:creator>WaltTheMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 22:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#117, That was why very careful to use the term &quot;Bush administration&quot;. W himself was remiss in not reining in C&amp;R.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#117, That was why very careful to use the term &#8220;Bush administration&#8221;. W himself was remiss in not reining in C&amp;R.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470570', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: god</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470404</link>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>116, The Bush administration first started to escalate

Do really think Mr Bush has been in charge *instead* of Mr Cheney?

What we see today policywise is what Mr Cheney, Mr Rumsfeld, et al have been talking, writing, and acting upon since the 1990s.

Prior to 9/11, Bush was not frequenting think tanks at all for giving speeches about the policies being enacted today. 

He&#039;s a useful idiot, pure and simple.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>116, The Bush administration first started to escalate</p>
<p>Do really think Mr Bush has been in charge *instead* of Mr Cheney?</p>
<p>What we see today policywise is what Mr Cheney, Mr Rumsfeld, et al have been talking, writing, and acting upon since the 1990s.</p>
<p>Prior to 9/11, Bush was not frequenting think tanks at all for giving speeches about the policies being enacted today. </p>
<p>He&#8217;s a useful idiot, pure and simple.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470404', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: WaltTheMan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470345</link>
		<dc:creator>WaltTheMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Bush administration first started to escalate the situation in the Iraqi No-Fly Zones on February 16th, 2001. That&#039;s about four weeks after he took office. This was the first time ground targets within Iraq were taken out. See:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/02/16/no.fly.zones/
That continued until August 2002, when proactive raids on Iraqi targets were initiated. See:
http://www.historyguy.com/no-fly_zone_war.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Bush administration first started to escalate the situation in the Iraqi No-Fly Zones on February 16th, 2001. That&#8217;s about four weeks after he took office. This was the first time ground targets within Iraq were taken out. See:<br />
<a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/02/16/no.fly.zones/" rel="nofollow">http://transcripts.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/02/16/no.fly.zones/</a><br />
That continued until August 2002, when proactive raids on Iraqi targets were initiated. See:<br />
<a href="http://www.historyguy.com/no-fly_zone_war.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.historyguy.com/no-fly_zone_war.html</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470345', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: God</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470280</link>
		<dc:creator>God</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>13: we knew bush was planning on iraq when he was governor

Do you have any evidence that Bush was planning Iraq when he was governor of Texas.

From the 2000 Gore-Bush debates, one gets a very different picture.

Plus, I&#039;ve never read about Bush writing a paper or giving a speech about democratizing the ME that predates 9/11.

Bush&#039;s apparent *total* lack of activity with regard to democratizing the ME  stands in stark comparison to Messrs Cheney et al. who have loudly banging the drums of war, forming think tanks, writing papers, deliving speeched, etc.

Please, provide the evidence.

I&#039;d like very much to be corrected.

So far, it seems Bush is just a `useful idiot&#039;, a cheerleader for the REAL neocons.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>13: we knew bush was planning on iraq when he was governor</p>
<p>Do you have any evidence that Bush was planning Iraq when he was governor of Texas.</p>
<p>From the 2000 Gore-Bush debates, one gets a very different picture.</p>
<p>Plus, I&#8217;ve never read about Bush writing a paper or giving a speech about democratizing the ME that predates 9/11.</p>
<p>Bush&#8217;s apparent *total* lack of activity with regard to democratizing the ME  stands in stark comparison to Messrs Cheney et al. who have loudly banging the drums of war, forming think tanks, writing papers, deliving speeched, etc.</p>
<p>Please, provide the evidence.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like very much to be corrected.</p>
<p>So far, it seems Bush is just a `useful idiot&#8217;, a cheerleader for the REAL neocons.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470280', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bs</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470219</link>
		<dc:creator>bs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to the sheeples, let the education of your great whitehouse begin!!! as i sit back and watch you deny, lie and hide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>to the sheeples, let the education of your great whitehouse begin!!! as i sit back and watch you deny, lie and hide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470219', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bs</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470218</link>
		<dc:creator>bs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>we knew bush was planning on iraq when he was governor.  why wouldn&#039;t cheney.  we all knew what cheney represented. so why are these folks so behind and raising  fuss?  come, on.  everyone knew this. dead heads in washington, i swear.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>we knew bush was planning on iraq when he was governor.  why wouldn&#8217;t cheney.  we all knew what cheney represented. so why are these folks so behind and raising  fuss?  come, on.  everyone knew this. dead heads in washington, i swear.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470218', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jay Randal</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470164</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Randal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Matthews has openly fantacized about making love with Bush, so he needs therapy badly! He must be let go from his TV show to be committed to a mental institution!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthews has openly fantacized about making love with Bush, so he needs therapy badly! He must be let go from his TV show to be committed to a mental institution!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470164', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: God</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470086</link>
		<dc:creator>God</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>106: Well-done America, and her citizens!!! Itâ€™s only taken America three long arduous years for people to come to the realization that George W. Bush and his cohorts had planned to invade Iraq, as soon as he had stepped foot into the White House.

&lt;strong&gt;HINT&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt; George W. Bush was not at all involved in the planning. The planning started in the 1990s.&lt;/strong&gt;

Bush is not a founding member of the PNAC; he is not a Straussian; he is not a Hobbesian; he is a useful idiot of the PNAC.

Bush is no where to be found in the 1990s formulating of the plans to liberalize the ME or in the developing of strategies to spread democracy with the US military.

&quot;Bush and his cohorts had planned to invade Iraq, as soon as he had stepped foot into the White House.&quot;

After over ten ardous years and volumes of readily accessible info you still think &gt;&gt;&gt;Bush</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>106: Well-done America, and her citizens!!! Itâ€™s only taken America three long arduous years for people to come to the realization that George W. Bush and his cohorts had planned to invade Iraq, as soon as he had stepped foot into the White House.</p>
<p><strong>HINT</strong>: <strong> George W. Bush was not at all involved in the planning. The planning started in the 1990s.</strong></p>
<p>Bush is not a founding member of the PNAC; he is not a Straussian; he is not a Hobbesian; he is a useful idiot of the PNAC.</p>
<p>Bush is no where to be found in the 1990s formulating of the plans to liberalize the ME or in the developing of strategies to spread democracy with the US military.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bush and his cohorts had planned to invade Iraq, as soon as he had stepped foot into the White House.&#8221;</p>
<p>After over ten ardous years and volumes of readily accessible info you still think &gt;&gt;&gt;Bush<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470086', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470074</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#106 &lt;strong&gt;Nick&lt;/strong&gt; Caine
Walt&#039;s right -- I just saw my typo! My bad.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#106 <strong>Nick</strong> Caine<br />
Walt&#8217;s right &#8212; I just saw my typo! My bad.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470074', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: purvis ames</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/08/source-to-matthews/comment-page-3/#comment-470044</link>
		<dc:creator>purvis ames</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is Matthews&#039; &quot;revelation&quot; news? Both Paul O&#039;Neill and Richard Clarke attended cabinet meetings inmmediately after Bush was inaugurated and the only item on the agenda was the Iraq invasion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is Matthews&#8217; &#8220;revelation&#8221; news? Both Paul O&#8217;Neill and Richard Clarke attended cabinet meetings inmmediately after Bush was inaugurated and the only item on the agenda was the Iraq invasion.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=470044', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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