And the shareholders rejoiced mightily at the windfall, which, thanks to the Bush Administration, were taxed lightly.

Cheney should have recused himself from any decisions involving Haliburton/KBR. It should have been left to the Pentagon.

From the Washington Post of 9 May 2008:

The evidence remains against any interpretation that the dominoes were "mythical." China: first domino. North Vietnam: second domino. Then in very rapid succession, Laos, Cambodia, South Vietnam. Four or five dominoes (which word tw cannot spell) is validation of the domino worry: that SE Asia would fall into Communism's dark night and human wastage. Which it indeed did. For which occurrences, tw is the endless shill, while denying he's doing any such thing. He's never been able to explain how the domino theory is unjustified anyway. It suffices for him to pretend aloud that it was, but I have a clearer, better mind, and much better morals. I actually dislike dictatorships.

If there's ever a leftist totalitarian regime tw can't love, I don't know which one it is. I've thought the same of the late columnist Mary McGrory, and disapproved of her every bit as much because of it.

It's more tw's ideas that are under attack nowadays than his personality.

guerilla, the so called dominoes fell because the US invaded their countries as well, for what turned out to be no reason at all. Those countries got so pissed at this new attempt at imperialism from the West, they threw themselves on the (Chinese/Vietnamese) Communists' side.

Only for the USSR, the 'dominoes' became dominant in themselves, and didn't care much for Russian-brand Communism.

Iran learned very well from 'Nam. Notice how they helped the Coalition in Afghanistan by shutting out the Taliban' potential escape there; but have their cronies fight the Coalition in Iraq after Saddam fell. They realize first that it is in their interest to rid themselves of Hussein and Omar as neighbors. They then extended the war because they realized that Bush/Cheyney was looking at a reason to invade Iran from 2003 on. 'Have the brothers fight over there on enemies' turf, as opposed to having the brothers fight on our turf.' Somebody said that, someone famous...

UG also forgets that under that same 'evil' government, Vietnam is now prospering as never seen before. GDP growth is puts Vietnam as one of the fastest growing nations in Asia. Another trend is so many former boat people who visit their former homeland and end up staying. Job prospects and a future are that rosy in communist Vietnam. Domino simply fell in the right direction.

Tw's ever the apologist for the Communists, which is simply an indication of his amputee's grasp of the real or that which humans desire. Totalitarian government cannot help but be evil; tw never understands this because he's so incompetent both at good and evil and at the human arts of politics. He hitched his wagon to a Red Star, and can't unhitch. Very inflexible mind.

The reason Vietnam is working now is because the Vietnamese have abandoned communism, not because the Communists seized it and generated two million international refugees and two hundred fifty thousand surviving boat people. People try and float away from communist totalitarianism on rafts, tw -- never towards it. Boat people validate our entire effort, and indict those whom you love so crazily and unbelievably. I can only assume your motivations are either insane or nonhuman. I will have none of them, and am offended you still advocate such abominations.

Having abandoned communism, Vietnam prospers in spite of the cadre's maintenance of Communism as the state religion. Vietnam will be in better shape when it abandons the bad religion at all levels.

Deadbeater, Laos is still communist, and still totally screwed up. American bombing of communists in Cambodia, communists in Laos, and communists in South Vietnam did not collapse these nations, only the invasion by totalitarians did. No totalitarian invasion, no falls -- that follows. After invasions by totalitarians, falls into ruin, everywhere I've mentioned. Those nations that have abandoned communism now prosper again. They didn't while the Communists practiced communism upon the population. These things are matters of record, deadbeater, which records you're not reading. Why is that? I can imagine, but it's very much not to your credit.

Summary of Bush's actual record -- and of who'd rather it were otherwise.

World Net Daily? I call shenanigans...

More proof we can't force it on them, the people have to want it.

Except, you know, China.

Last time anyone checked the communist party was alive and well in China.

Yup. That was, in fact, the point.

The stock market crashed today on bad news that can't be hidden by the government anymore. The market crashed, and, as the oil running up $11 dollars per barrel, we will soon have rises in unemployment and inflation. Way to go, Bush.

This started long before Bush, he just hastened it.