Subject: Fuel for the fire: Larry, President Bush and his administration are out justifying their policies with the same old rhetoric that they used in the run-up to the war, despite the fact that those claims have been proved wrong. When the rare interviewer actually challenges them, they fall back on the "Saddam was a bad man, and the world is a better place with him gone." Yes, Saddam Hussein was a bad man, but the world is not a better place. Under Hussein's regime, Iraq and Iran were bitter enemies. Under the Bush-sponsored Iraqi government, Iraq and Iran are becoming partners. Militant Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr, who supports Hezbollah, has one of the political blocs in the new Iraqi coalition government. Iraq itself is now a training ground for terrorist recruits. What the Bush doctrine has succeeded in doing is fuel terrorism. Staying the course will only make the fire grow. CT

RESPONSE: Hey, remember Saddam was our friend and we supported him and his regime in the war with Iran after the American hostage incident that put the clerics in charge in Iran. As you point out, the fact that Bush policies are uniting Iran and Iraq together, who control so much of the world’s oil only makes terrorist attacks on America more likely. But, all that is important to Republicans is that the profits of their friends like Haliburton, the oil companies and other no bid contractors in the Middle East continue to soar. While our brave soldiers are dying, big corporate contributors to Repulcians are seeing their profits skyrocket. And of course Bush and his Republican friends as they hide the growing numbers of coffins (15 Americans killed so far this week) call for more tax breaks for the super rich. “ Support the troops” is as hollow as “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED”.