Bush’s Axis of Evil
George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002, identified the Axis of Evil that sponsored terror: Iraq, Iran and North Korea. But while he devoted only 17 words to North Korea and 19 to Iran, he spent all of 84 words on Iraq, showing, no doubt, his priorities. In World War II there were the Axis Powers: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. These three are now close allies, maybe our most important ones, next to the U.K. So is it a matter of time before these terror regimes, too, become buddies?
Iraq and North Korea are worrisome because of their nuclear interests. North Korea’s exhibitionist tendencies with rockets are troublesome, although they have now shut down their nuclear program, I think. Israel just might serve as the armed angel of mercy for a safer Middle East, and Japan, might just step up its activity level because of those rockets, although the U.S. policy seems to be to just wait for the collapse, which more times than not in the past has worked, as both countries have now abandoned their original nuclear ambitions, sort of.
One of the problems with terrorism and the Middle East is that the U.S. is just not wanted there. On the same day, July 9, 2006, The Honolulu Advertiser had two articles on the very same page 12:
o “7 suspected terrorists escape from Saudi prison”
o “19 al-Qaida suspects acquitted in Yemen”
One would have thought that both Saudi Arabia and Yemen were close allies with us against terrorism, but actions speak louder than words. Word of the escape in Saudi Arabia was not reported until several days after the jailbreak and the Yemen judge said that these terrorists did not violate Yemeni law because Islamic Sharia law permits jihad against occupiers.
George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002, identified the Axis of Evil that sponsored terror: Iraq, Iran and North Korea. But while he devoted only 17 words to North Korea and 19 to Iran, he spent all of 84 words on Iraq, showing, no doubt, his priorities. In World War II there were the Axis Powers: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. These three are now close allies, maybe our most important ones, next to the U.K. So is it a matter of time before these terror regimes, too, become buddies?
Iraq and North Korea are worrisome because of their nuclear interests. North Korea’s exhibitionist tendencies with rockets are troublesome, although they have now shut down their nuclear program, I think. Israel just might serve as the armed angel of mercy for a safer Middle East, and Japan, might just step up its activity level because of those rockets, although the U.S. policy seems to be to just wait for the collapse, which more times than not in the past has worked, as both countries have now abandoned their original nuclear ambitions, sort of.
One of the problems with terrorism and the Middle East is that the U.S. is just not wanted there. On the same day, July 9, 2006, The Honolulu Advertiser had two articles on the very same page 12:
o “7 suspected terrorists escape from Saudi prison”
o “19 al-Qaida suspects acquitted in Yemen”
One would have thought that both Saudi Arabia and Yemen were close allies with us against terrorism, but actions speak louder than words. Word of the escape in Saudi Arabia was not reported until several days after the jailbreak and the Yemen judge said that these terrorists did not violate Yemeni law because Islamic Sharia law permits jihad against occupiers.
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Whew, after a drop of 118, the Dow Jones Industrials recovered to only minus 27 at 8742. Except for Canada, world markets also declined. Oil sunk another buck to $41.70/barrel. Remember how I was lamenting the lack of crises and that the Obama Regime would only focus on the economy? Well, apparently, I was wrong, for CNNMoney today reported on a $2 trillion bet on powering America, where Barack Obama today called for investments toward a new smart electric grid. While Obama was only suggesting billions, the Brattle Group (think tank) estimated the $2 trillion price tag for the full package. Gold rose $14/toz to $857.
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