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Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:00 AM

Decline and fall

Kevin Phillips, no lefty, says that America -- addicted to oil, strangled by debt and maniacally religious -- is headed for doom.
By Michelle Goldberg

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:22 PM

    Decline and fall indeed

    This article/review/book has the bottomless ring of perfect truth about it. Osama knew what he was doing, striking the U.S. when he did, during the stolen reign of Bush. BIn Laden's goal was simple, to launch the opening salvo of World War III. If he had done so during a Clinton or Gore presidency the response would have been far more measured. Now as I watch the results of Bin Laden's evil plans my heart breaks, seeing these two forces in deadly collision and feeling so helpless to stop the loss of lives and treasure. The future is truly a perilous unknown and we need leadership equal to the challenge. Bush seems so small.

    Clifton Goodwin

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