News Spin

[mburbank]

Vince, here's the thing, I'm an American. I pay taxes and I vote. Therfore I have a stake in what America does, and a democratic, patriotic duty to particpipate as fully as I can in it's policies. That puts it way ahead of Iraq on the list of places who's actions concern me. Why? Becuase they are MY actions as a citizen. I don't watch a lot of Iraqi Televison or speak Arabic, so I don't have a lot of opinions on it's merits in any case, nor am I an Iraqi citizen. If you are, let me know so I can report you to the FBI.

Saddam alive and outwitting the US will be a constant problem for us. I think ti's nice you eblieve we actually would have accepted him going into exile if he'd donme it, and that we'd just have stood down if he did, but I think our goal is him dead or in prison. We don't have Bin Laden, we don't have Sheik Omar and if we loose Saddam as well, we're going to look pretty damn foolish. It's not like I expect that to come out in a news conference.