Yeah, there's no point in disputing the fact that Saddam is a bad guy. I wouldn't trust him with nukes, and the Iraqi people will be much better off without him. I also have no doubt that the US would win the war against Saddam. But the Bush administration has already fucked up the diplomatic side of the conflict (will someone please shut off Rumsfeld's microphone?), and I'm sure they'll do so even more in the future.
I wouldn't call the administration "the Cheney regency," though. From what I've heard, it seems that Bush is very much in charge of the White House. Personally, I'd prefer to have Cheney in charge... (Not because Cheney is a genius -- Josh Marshall has shown how much he's fucked things up -- but because Bush seems like the airhead we always knew he was.)
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Date: 2003-01-31 12:13 pm (UTC)I wouldn't call the administration "the Cheney regency," though. From what I've heard, it seems that Bush is very much in charge of the White House. Personally, I'd prefer to have Cheney in charge... (Not because Cheney is a genius -- Josh Marshall has shown how much he's fucked things up -- but because Bush seems like the airhead we always knew he was.)