[lbo-talk] Saddam Caught

[Guilherme]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003, Dwayne Monroe wrote:
> *Won't this boost Bush's re-election chances?*
>
> The election is still quite a few months away and many
> things will happen. It is unwise to assume that the
> capture of Saddam, a man most Americans think about to
> a very limited extent, will produce sufficient fuel to
> power starship Bush for nearly a full year.  It may
> contribute, that must be said, but this alone is not
> enough.
>

	I would imagine barring some disaster -- like the iraq mission
being ending up like a mega-sized somalia mission, the existence of a war
aids bush rather than the successful end of one.  The mood may now -- or
near election time -- turn to 'so you captured saddam, what have you done
lately'.

-gr