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On Bushes watch.
After all the spin and hype is posted, there is no getting around the fact that is was on Bush's watch that the military got overextended on a fool's errand, we lost all diplomatic influence because of the administration's deceptions and arrogance, and both No. Korea and Iran felt comfortable developing nuclear weapons.
Great Work!!
''Facts are hard things.'' - John Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts
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report largely implicates France
The report largely implicates France and Russia, whom Saddam Hussein targeted as he sought support on the UN Security Council before the Iraq war. Both countries were influential voices against UN-backed action.
A senior UN official responsible for the scheme is identified as a major beneficiary. The report, marked ?“highly confidential?”, also finds that the private office of Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, profited from the cheap oil.
Saddam?’s regime awarded this oil during the run-up to the war when military action was being discussed at the UN.
. The Iraqis hired the London-based accountants KPMG and lawyers Freshfields to advise on future action.
However, the leaked report reveals Saddam systematically abused the scheme, using it to buy ?“political influence?” throughout the world.
. They were able to nominate recognised traders to buy the cheap oil from the Iraqi state oil firm and sell it for a personal profit.
The report says oil was given to key countries: ?“The regime gave priority to Russia, China and France.
Benon Sevan, director of the UN oil-for-food programme, received 9.3m barrels of oil from the regime which he is estimated to have sold for a profit of ?£670,000. Sevan has always denied any improper conduct.
In the two months during the run-up to the war, the Iraqi regime illegally sold about ?£30m of oil to a Jordanian-based company with the money deposited in a Jordanian bank account established by the regime. This is suspected to have been an attempt to secure safe passage for Saddam?’s family in the event of war.
A French oil company teamed up with the regime to bribe a UN-appointed inspector monitoring exports of Iraqi oil. The inspector, a Portuguese national working for Saybolt, a Dutch firm, was paid a total of ?£58,000 in cash to forge export documents.
The French firm is linked to a close associate of Jacques Chirac, the country?’s president. A spokesman for Saybolt said it would be investigating the allegations.
. However, after extensive efforts in collecting these amounts, a total of $228m (?£127m) out of $263m (?£146m) was eventually collected (87% of the total imposed
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YES On Bushes watch.
After all the spin and hype is posted, there is no getting around the fact that is was on Bush's watch that the military got overextended on a fool's errand,(Saddam Is In Jail,
Awaiting His Trial, IRAQ is neutralized, Being mopped up, Bin Laden is dead, His second in command is due next!)
we lost all diplomatic influence because of the administration's deceptions and arrogance,(With France, China and Russia making money on Saddam?’s oil
kickbacks, what diplomatic agenda do you mean??)
and both No. Korea and Iran felt comfortable developing nuclear weapons.
(Does the name Clinton mean anything to you, It Was under his watch bucky )
Great Work!! ,(Dimocrit track record, Bill Clinton, Jimmie Carter)What A Crew!!
''Facts are hard things.'' - John Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts
Flip/floppers are unworthy of trust, ME, Braintree, Massachusetts!
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Liberal Media Cognitive Dissonan
Details on Yesterday?’s Polls
The Gallup Poll:
1. While likely voters went from a 14 point lead to an 8 point Bush lead, registered voters actually from an 8 point Bush preference to an 11 point Bush preference. In short, the size of the margin would depend on whose GOTV operation is better.
2. The percentage of those certain to vote for Kerry has slipped to 37%. The certain for President Bush now stands at 47%.
3. President Bush now has a 54%-44% job approval rating. With the exception of late December and early January, this is his best showing since last year.
4. By a 49%-44% margin, voters think Kerry would lead the country in the wrong direction. By a 54%-44% margin, they think President Bush would lead the country in the right direction.
5. The percentage of voters citing terrorism as the top issue has risen to 35%.
6. On the economy, President Bush leads Kerry 51%-46%. Even after some bad weeks in Iraq, President Bush leads on this question 55%-41%. On terrorism, President Bush nearly has a 2-1 edge - 61%-34%. He also leads on the Israel situation and on maintaining good relations with other countries.
7. 55% of Americans do not believe we made a mistake going into Iraq.
I do not care how Democrats try to spin it?…the Gallup Poll has very few good signs for the Kerry campaign.
However there is a danger spot. By 52%-39%, Americans believe President Bush will do a better job in the debate. While I expect the Bush campaign to adopt the usual Rove strategy of lowing expectations, it makes Thursday night more critical.
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