October 19, 200719 yr WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 ? President Bush issued a stark warning on Iran on Wednesday, suggesting that if the country obtained nuclear arms, it could lead to ?World War III.? ?We got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel,? Mr. Bush said at a White House news conference, referring to a remark by the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that Israel ?will disappear soon.? Mr. Bush said he had ?told people that if you?re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.? Mr. Bush has said in the past that he would never ?tolerate? a nuclear-armed Iran. But the comment on Wednesday was another sign that he did not accept a view stated last month by Gen. John P. Abizaid, who retired this year as the top American commander in the Middle East. The general said that ?there are ways to live with a nuclear Iran.? Mr. Bush sought in the news conference to make clear that his pressure tactics, including economic sanctions, were aimed at persuading the Iranian people to find new leadership. ?The whole strategy is that, you know, at some point in time leaders or responsible folks inside of Iran may get tired of isolation and say, ?This isn?t worth it,? and to me it?s worth the effort to keep the pressure on this government,? Mr. Bush said. He added, ?My intent is to continue to rally the world, to send a focused signal to the Iranian government that we will continue to work to isolate you in the hopes that at some point somebody else shows up and says it?s not worth the isolation.? The president was responding to a question about the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, who visited Iran this week and warned the United States against military action there. Before that, in Moscow, Mr. Putin said he saw ?no evidence? that Iran was trying to acquire nuclear weapons. Mr. Bush insisted that he and Mr. Putin see eye to eye on the Iranian nuclear threat. ?We don?t agree on a lot of issues,? Mr. Bush said. ?We do agree on some: Iran is one; nuclear proliferation is another.? The president made his remarks on a day when Mr. Putin appeared in newspaper photographs standing side by side with Mr. Ahmadinejad. Mr. Bush dismissed any notion that the pictures reflected like-mindedness, saying, ?Generally, leaders don?t like to be photographed scowling at each other.? Mr. Bush has never quite been able to ride out his oft-quoted remark that he had looked into Mr. Putin?s eyes and gotten ?a sense of his soul.? On Wednesday, he defended his brand of personal diplomacy, even as he expressed a wariness about Mr. Putin?s commitment to democracy. Under Russia?s Constitution, Mr. Putin is supposed to step down next year, but he has indicated that he may try to keep his power by becoming prime minister. At a recent meeting in Australia, Mr. Bush said, he asked Mr. Putin about his plans. ?I tried to, you know, get it out of him ? who?s going to be his successor, what he intends to do,? Mr. Bush said. ?And he was wily. He wouldn?t tip his hand.? See? It's boring when everyone does it.
October 19, 200719 yr Not that I think Bush is sane, but he's merely pointing out that if a man who wants to destroy Israel acquires the means to actually destroy Israel, bad things will indeed happen. I think you were just looking for an article to post to title "The Lunatic Fringe" and have Bush in it though, so I guess you can't really expect something earth shattering.
October 19, 200719 yr Not that I think Bush is sane, but he's merely pointing out that if a man who wants to destroy Israel acquires the means to actually destroy Israel, bad things will indeed happen. I think you were just looking for an article to post to title "The Lunatic Fringe" and have Bush in it though, so I guess you can't really expect something earth shattering. Because Bush and/or other republicans haven't said stuff that warrant their membership in the Lunatic fringe fan club?
October 19, 200719 yr You didn't even do it right. Fail big time. Not that I think Bush is sane, but he's merely pointing out that if a man who wants to destroy Israel acquires the means to actually destroy Israel, bad things will indeed happen. I think you were just looking for an article to post to title "The Lunatic Fringe" and have Bush in it though, so I guess you can't really expect something earth shattering. Because Bush and/or other republicans haven't said stuff that warrant their membership in the Lunatic fringe fan club? ...doesn't mean this was a good example.
October 19, 200719 yr I just want to know when these are going straight to video. More importantly, will they be sold in a Limited Edition Collector's Set with behind the scenes footage of production with commentary.
October 19, 200719 yr Each one will come with a collectible Liberal tissue box for all their sniffles.
October 19, 200719 yr I hope a percent of the proceeds of all sales goes to "social conservatives arrested for picking up gay prostitutes" legal defense fund.
October 19, 200719 yr No. Lunatic Fringe Studios doesn't support them. Also, thats a pretty tired joke, get something new.
October 19, 200719 yr I can't compete with the "tissues for liberals" joke, which is as original as they get. :lol
October 19, 200719 yr Author lol, these just keep getting better every time. I mean, the first 3 times, they were original, what with the "lol, look at doze crazy liberals" plot line, but now Fox is really stealing the show with his wacky one liners and improvised dialogue. He's a regular Jim Belushi of politics! And for the record, I don't give a sh*t if you hate liberals, which you seemingly do. I just don't get how people can see the world in such black and white ways. Liberal and conservative don't mean sh*t, so what could the term "liberal tissues" possibly mean? Do I lean left on some things? Yeah! I'm pro-choice, anti-death penalty, pro-gay everything, whatever. But I'm also not in favor of shutting down our economy for some global warming scaremongering or taxing the rich at a higher rate than anyone else. I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum.
October 19, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. Oh man, in 2004 things got downright nasty. I'd say it has been pretty tame compared to that time period. I think a couple of posters were either banned or just flat out never came back. I haven't see Lcyberlina around here for a while. I have no idea what happend to Tonyi
October 19, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. You really have to pick and choose your threads around here. Once people start generalizing about liberals, conservatives, Democrats, or Republicans, the thread is pretty much over, and all useful discussion ceases.
October 19, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. Oh man, in 2004 things got downright nasty. I'd say it has been pretty tame compared to that time period. I think a couple of posters were either banned or just flat out never came back. I haven't see Lcyberlina around here for a while. I have no idea what happend to Tonyi Memories... :whistle It really has been really tame in here compared to 2004. Wow, Tonyi and Lcyberlina, too funny just too funny.
October 19, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. You really have to pick and choose your threads around here. Once people start generalizing about liberals, conservatives, Democrats, or Republicans, the thread is pretty much over, and all useful discussion ceases. If you weren't such a bleeding heart conservative cold blooded liberal democrat who always supports republicans, this would never be an issue.
October 19, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. You really have to pick and choose your threads around here. Once people start generalizing about liberals, conservatives, Democrats, or Republicans, the thread is pretty much over, and all useful discussion ceases. If you weren't such a bleeding heart conservative cold blooded liberal democrat who always supports republicans, this would never be an issue. :lol
October 20, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. Oh man, in 2004 things got downright nasty. I'd say it has been pretty tame compared to that time period. I think a couple of posters were either banned or just flat out never came back. I haven't see Lcyberlina around here for a while. I have no idea what happend to Tonyi Tonyi, wow the stories I could tell.... PhishPhan vs Tonyi was the stuff of legends.
October 20, 200719 yr I've never been around this place at election time, but if all it is going to be is bickering on the scale of "republicans v. Dems" or whatever, then I guess I'm just going to have to ignore this forum. Oh man, in 2004 things got downright nasty. I'd say it has been pretty tame compared to that time period. I think a couple of posters were either banned or just flat out never came back. I haven't see Lcyberlina around here for a while. I have no idea what happend to Tonyi Tonyi, wow the stories I could tell.... PhishPhan vs Tonyi was the stuff of legends. :lol Yeah it got downright nasty.
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