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Flight of the Chickenhawks

Mon Sep 23 00:32:38 2002
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Subject: Re: Weapons of Mass Destruction - Rep. Tom DeLay
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:42:20 EDT
From: mlrn3@aol.com
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Flight of the Chickenhawks
http://www.toostupidtobepresident.com/shockwave/chickenhawks.htm

Rep. Delay is the chickenhawk who evaded the Vietnam war be claiming he
tried to enlist but there were too many minorities ahead of him, so he was
turned down. The above is very intertaining and very true. Please watch
it to the end. Melanie

Re: Weapons of Mass Destruction - Rep. Tom DeLay
http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=149495;article=33080

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, February 4, 1999

A Shield Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
The best offense is a good defense. People can dicker over
this strategy in football, but not in the international nuclear
balance of power. The bipartisan Weldon-Spratt National
Missile Defense bill being reintroduced today is imperative
for the further security of the United States. Most
Americans cannot believe the United States is incapable of
stopping even a single warhead launched at it. One recent
nationwide poll found that an overwhelming 73 percent of
Americans did not know that their government lacked the
capability to defend a ballistic missile strike launched on the
United States.
. . . . The Clinton administration`s "3 Plus 3 Plan" is a hollow
egg. Not only has the administration under-funded its own
program and put it drastically behind schedule, but its very
design puts protection more than six years away, with
minimum three-year mandates for research and
decision-making.
. . . . President Clinton likes to try to govern with words
only. After years of inattention and stalling, he promises
money for his low-priority program, but does not back his
word with any further commitment. Congress is ready to
move forward with a deployment strategy immediately. It is
no longer a question of if, but when it should be done.
. . . . The cost of deployment would amount to as little as 1
percent of the total defense budget. A suitable system
could be in place for far less than what the American
taxpayers have already spent on the peacekeeping mission
in Bosnia. The most relevant question asks the costs of not
defending ourselves. The present and future proliferation of
nuclear capability by rogue terrorist states necessitates the
end to the current Clintonian era of complacency.
. . . . There are more than 20 Third World countries that
have development programs for weapons of mass
destruction. Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and North Korea are
among the nations scrambling to join the nuclear fraternity.
. . . . Chinese nuclear capability is growing in size, range
and sophistication and Russian instability is a worsening
danger. China increased the number of long-range missiles it
has aimed at the United States by 44 percent last year
while Russia still has over 6,000 operational warheads.
. . . . Have those opposed to national missile defense
forgotten about the real danger facing America today? In
1995, Russia almost launched an accidental strike against
the United States and a high level Chinese military official
threatened in 1996 to hit Los Angeles. The bipartisan
Rumsfeld Commission has also determined that our
intelligence services may have little or no warning before
other nations realize nuclear capability.
. . . . The best way to win a nuclear war is to make sure it
never happens. A strong message is sent by American
missile defense policy. The system itself will protect the
nation from unexpected attack and propound to other
nations that their missile programs are a waste of
resources. Adequate funding and technological commitment
by the United States make comparably meager programs by
our enemies ineffectual.
. . . . In his first address to Congress 209 years ago,
President Washington stated that to be prepared for war is
one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace.
Without a doubt, the bipartisan national missile defense
program proposed by Rep. John Spratt Jr., South Carolina
Democrat, and Curt Weldon, Pennsylvania Republican, is the
right course to take. Crossing our fingers and hoping
nothing happens is not. We must move forward with missile
defense now.

Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas is the House majority whip.

H-107 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
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Top 11 surprises about Dubya's authorization request of Congress.
http://www.toostupidtobepresident.com/

11. Seeks authority to attack any nation that does not join
"coalition" to attack Iraq, particularly those snooty Europeans
who are, after all, either with us or against us.

10. Seeks annulment of marriages to Laura and any
subsequent wives until one of them provides him a male heir.

9. Dick Cheney wants one mill--... billion dollars.
Muhahahah...hahahaha.

8. Assumes authority to refer to beer as "milk," as in, "I'd like a
40 of milk with dinner."

7. Demands internment of Chomsky, Safire and any other
linguists.

6. Request composed of letters cut from a newspapers, affixed
to page with rubber cement.

5. Seeks salary increase commensurate with demanding
wartime 8-hour work week.

4. Seeks license to print his own money, like he had back at
Harken.

3. Demands Phil Nekro rookie card to complete set.

2. Addendum reads: "And if I ever say 'pardon me,' it counts."

1. Last-item: Getaway car.



Top 11 pithy Texas sayings.

11. "Fool me once... shame on... shame on you... get fooled,
won't get fooled again." (G.W.B. 9/18/02)

10. A fool and his money is the roots of all evil.

9. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him
phonics and he's hooked on them.

8. Children should be seen by social services and not heard
from again (Jeb).

7. He who laughs last needs to be reminded who's tellin' the
joke.

6. Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels, so I'm directing
Gale Norton to dedicate all available resources of the
Department of the Interior to preserve this refuge and maintain
this important species.

5. Life is like a box of chocolates, those on the bottom get
crushed.

4. Keep your friends close... and your enemies on the CIA
payroll.

3. Time waits, for no man is an island... except Gilligan, no,
wait, he wasn't an island either.

2. The price of freedom is... about $27 a barrel.

1. Never put off 'til tomorrow what your dad didn't do eleven
years ago.
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