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"War continues in Iraq. They're calling it Operation Iraqi Freedom.
> They were going to call it Operation Iraqi Liberation until they
> realized that spells 'OIL.'" .Jay Leno
>
> "Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition
> of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and
> Spain." Jon Stewart
>
> "According to the New York Times, Saddam Hussein has mined all his
> oil fields, planted bombs in all his major cities, he's got bombs in
> the military installations, in the airports, and he's mined all the
> government buildings. There's not much left for us to do, really." .Jay
Leno
>
> "Good news for Iraq. There's a 50 percent chance that President
> Bush will confuse it with Iran." .Craig Kilborn
>
> "President Bush spent last night calling world leaders to support
> the war with Iraq and it is sad when the most powerful man on earth is
> yelling, 'I know you're there, pick up, pick up." .Craig Kilborn
>
> "President Bush spent the day calling names he couldn't pronounce
> in countries he never knew existed." .Jay Leno
>
> "President Bush found out something this week. Between the
> countries of Cameroon, Chile, Angola and Syria, Angola plays the best
music
> when they put you on hold." .Craig Kilborn
>
> "As you all know we're about to start March Madness. That's NCAA
> college basketball tournament when they start with 64 teams and you
whittle
> them down to just one, you know kind of like our allies." . Jay Leno
>
> "CNN said that after the war, there is a plan to divide Iraq into three
> parts ... regular, premium and unleaded." . Jay Leno
>
> "Turkey has voted not to allow U.S. troops into their country and
> Saddam Hussein said 'You can do that?'" . Jay Leno
>
> A lot of students around the country protested the war today. The
> National Youth and Student Peace Coalition sponsored an anti-war
> organization called 'Books Not Bombs.' President Bush said, 'Why do you
want to drop
> books on them?'" . Jay Leno
>
> "My wife wanted to go somewhere expensive for the weekend. So, I
> took her down the street to the local Texaco." . Jay Leno
>
> "Experts say that if we go to war with Iraq, oil could reach as
> much as $80 a barrel. Of course, after the war it will be free." . Jay
Leno
>
> "Saddam Hussein also challenged President Bush to a debate. The
> Butcher of Baghdad vs. the Butcher of the English language." . Jay Leno
>
> "President Bush announced tonight that he believes in democracy and
> that democracy can exist in Iraq. They can have a strong economy, they
> can have a good health care plan, and they can have a free and fair
voting.
> Iraq? We can't even get this in Florida." . Jay Leno
>
> "In an interview with Dan Rather, Saddam has challenged President
> Bush to a live, televised debate. I think this would be fair, since
English
> is a second language to both of them." . Jay Leno
>
> "President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN
> to wage war, and I'm thinking, well, hell, he didn't need the approval of
> the American voters to become president, either." David Letterman
>
> "In a speech earlier today President Bush said if Iraq gets rid of
> Saddam Hussein, he will help the Iraqi people with food, medicine,
> supplies, housing, and education, anything that's needed. Isn't that
amazing?
> He finally comes up with a domestic agenda and it's for Iraq. Maybe we
> could bring that here if it works out." . Jay Leno
>
> "Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations
> Security Council, offering a compelling 90-minute presentation that not
> only furthered his case but reminded the world why America is second to
> none in the field of PowerPoint." . Jay Leno
>
> "You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because
> he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French,
> people." ..Conan O'Brien
>
> "I read today that the president was interrupted 73 times by
> applause and 75 times by really big words." . Jay Leno
>
> "This week officials from France, Russia and Germany accused
> President Bush of having a fondness for war. When asked about it, a
> spokesman for Bush said, 'It's a one syllable word, of course he's fond of
it.'"
> Conan O'Brien


Uncle came yesterday, took me out to Chinese food off the Champs Elysees in a restaurant that is a big aquarium. Never went before cause was way too expensive but he offered. Also told me I could always stay with him if home stuff got too stressful. So nice to know I have a fallback. The guy next sitting next to us started talking, and he turned out to be pretty nice, although I don't know what the Calvary Church is exactly. Ex-military, but when he started talking about the war he took it very gracefully that I was not at all of the same opinion as him. An interesting conversation: I can talk to anyone, of any political stripe, as long as that person acknowledges and respects my right to have my own opinion. That's what democracy is for me; protest, by my reasoning, is patriotic.
John McCain has said that now that troops are committed, all Americans have to support this war. However, I see a very clear difference between supporting the troops and supporting the war.
I was talking to my dad about the Vietnam protests in Frisco when he was there; at Stanford, everyone was marching in formation, threatening to riot, violent. Then he went to the protest in Berkeley and people were walking down the streets naked with their children on their shoulders, occassionally singing a protest song. Which one was the peace protest? The Quakers say that all we can do in a situation like this is to Witness for peace, and I suppose they're right, or at least they're right as far as it's what's right for me.

This still cracks me up:"We need an excuse for war.... Someone said that we could invade because Saddam's a racist dictator who allows no civil liberties or freedom of speech, but John Ashcroft glared at him."

And thanks to beefive for the long but interesting article:The Alternative United States.

I wish for peace.