the stock market

Here's a quote from someone explaining why the Dow is down today: "Markets had rallied on the certainty of war and on the belief that it would be quick and with few casualties. But we're seeing that's not the case."

What morons. The war hasn't been going on for a week yet, we've lost a dozen or so soldiers in combat, and this is taking too long? It's too many casuaties? What did they expect? Everyone was comparing this one to Desert Storm. It was generally percieved to be a one-sided war, and that Iraq was a pushover. How long did that war last?

Idiots.

arrogance

If we are an arrogant nation, they will resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us...

It's important to be friends with people when you don't need each other so that when you do, there's a strong bond of friendship. And that's going to be particularly important in dealing not only with situations such as now occurring in Israel, but with Saddam Hussein.

George Bush
October 1999, second presidential debate