The Invisible War

[Ivo Skoric]

Ari Fleisher and Condolezza Rice correct president's grammar.
He said that "Senate was not interested in the security of the 
American people" in a clear voice, with an angry face of Roman 
Emperor that didn't get his way in the Senate and would see some 
of those pesky Senators thrown to the lions in the Colosseum 
pretty soon.

(I think Daschle made a mistake to reduce this comment as if it 
had targetted just Democrats in Senate. Besides mentioning 
Inouye, he could have also mention Dole, making his case more 
bipartisan and therefore stronger.)

The national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, said tonight in an 
interview on "The News Hour With Jim Lehrer": "The president said 
that some senators had had a tendency to put special interests 
ahead of national security, and he went on to praise Democrats 
and Republicans who were pulling together on the security issues 
that face the American people."

So, it is not all Senators, it is not even all Democrats in Senate, it 
is just 'some Senators' - Bush is using the word "Senate" as a 
shorthand for "some Senators" - ok, now we know. Thanks for the 
clarification Ms. Rice. Maybe, Bush should name the next Space 
Shuttle 'Condolezza Rice' as a sign of grattitude.

Btw, while we are watching Bush and Senate operetta, and while 
strong words are exchanged between Colin Powell and certain 
permanent members of the Security Council, the war against Iraq 
is well underway: maybe it will be over before the Congress or UN 
resolution, and then the return or no return of inspectors would not 
be relevant any more anyway. On the other hand, that strategy 
may fail and nobody would notice - with no American lifes lost.

U.S. air force continues to bomb targets in Iraq daily, and it is 
revealed that Administration is prepared to spend money to arm 
and train the "fifth column" in Iraq, so no Special Forces, or any 
ground-troops, Congress approval or UN resolution would be 
neccessary, indeed. The war may be over before it started. While 
the media is focused on the loud blabbing of the "chicken hawks," 
the military is silently doing its job, perhaps, enjoying the lack of 
media attention...

ivo