Today I finally had to face the reality of just how utterly futile my quest really is. No matter what I do or how hard I try, I now know for sure that I'll never actually be good enough. 
But I'd really rather not talk about that right now.
So instead, I'll vent all this bad juju in the general direction of my other endless source of flustration; namely, the Bush administration. As much as I hate to admit it, they serve as a very good lightning rod for all my negative energy and general hostility towards the world at large...so thank you, Mr. Bush, for serving as my favorite scapegoat. Believe me, you've earned this honor.
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And so it begins again....
Cheney says Iran Tops U.S. List, Warns Israel
Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:55 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday that Iran was at the top of the administration's list of world trouble spots and expressed concern that Israel "might well decide to act first" to eliminate any nuclear threat from Tehran.
"You look around the world at potential trouble spots, Iran is right at the top of the list," Cheney said in an interview aired on MSNBC.
"Given the fact that Iran has a stated policy that their objective is the destruction of Israel, the Israelis might well decide to act first and let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards," he said.
"We don't want a war in the Middle East if we can avoid it. And certainly in the case of the Iranian situation, I think everybody would be best suited by or best treated and dealt with if we could deal with it diplomatically," Cheney added.
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Meanwhile, in our current wars, as reported by antiwar.com (as of 01/20/05 6:23 pm EDT)....
Casualties in Iraq
The Human Cost of Occupation
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 1369
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) 1232
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 905
Since Handover (6/29/04): 505
American Wounded
Official: 10252
Estimated: 15,000 - 20,000
Others
Other Coalition Troops: 160
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 153
Iraqi Body Count: 15,365 - 17,582
Civilian Contractor Casualties: 206
Why?
But I'd really rather not talk about that right now.
So instead, I'll vent all this bad juju in the general direction of my other endless source of flustration; namely, the Bush administration. As much as I hate to admit it, they serve as a very good lightning rod for all my negative energy and general hostility towards the world at large...so thank you, Mr. Bush, for serving as my favorite scapegoat. Believe me, you've earned this honor.
___
And so it begins again....
Cheney says Iran Tops U.S. List, Warns Israel
Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:55 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday that Iran was at the top of the administration's list of world trouble spots and expressed concern that Israel "might well decide to act first" to eliminate any nuclear threat from Tehran.
"You look around the world at potential trouble spots, Iran is right at the top of the list," Cheney said in an interview aired on MSNBC.
"Given the fact that Iran has a stated policy that their objective is the destruction of Israel, the Israelis might well decide to act first and let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards," he said.
"We don't want a war in the Middle East if we can avoid it. And certainly in the case of the Iranian situation, I think everybody would be best suited by or best treated and dealt with if we could deal with it diplomatically," Cheney added.
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Meanwhile, in our current wars, as reported by antiwar.com (as of 01/20/05 6:23 pm EDT)....
Casualties in Iraq
The Human Cost of Occupation
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 1369
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) 1232
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 905
Since Handover (6/29/04): 505
American Wounded
Official: 10252
Estimated: 15,000 - 20,000
Others
Other Coalition Troops: 160
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 153
Iraqi Body Count: 15,365 - 17,582
Civilian Contractor Casualties: 206
Why?
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margot:
me steal a tattoo idea! no way! i had planned on getting a pair of lungs but i want to save them for maybe rib pieces so i got the heart instead 