Just When You Think Things Can't Get Worse

[Lady's Human]

There are, have been, and will be plenty of threads about Iraq, Afghanistan, terrorism, etc.

This isn't (or didn't start out as) a thread about Iraq, let's keep it that way.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Why? This thread is about the damage done by the Bush Administration. The many, many people killed as a result of his decisions certainly are a part of that damage.

It's more than just polar bears!

[Lady's Human]

No, the thread is about a news article relating to a specific policy......which, as it turns out, is not a policy of the current administration at all, rather it is a continuation of a policy which has been in effect according to the news article, since the 1990's.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Wow! I didn't realize you are the author of the thread!

[Lady's Human]

I didn't realize you were, either.

The thread cannot logically be about destruction caused by the Bush administration, as the policy in the article isn't even a policy of the current administration.

You guys are going to be awfully bored in 6 months or so.........

[Freedom]

You guys are going to be awfully bored in 6 months or so.........

I'll take bored!

Administration and industry officials said oil companies enjoyed similar status in the Chukchi Sea from 1991 to 1996 and in the Beaufort Sea since 1993 and there was no effect on polar bear populations.

So it was okay for prior administrations to allow this, but the BUSH administration does it and it's evil?

Look who is making the claim: Administration and industry officials. Maybe there WAS no effect; but I wouldn't believe believe it from those particular sources.

[Lady's Human]

According to WWF, the population is at 20-25K individuals, which is up from 5K in the '70s. Numbers from the '80s are a subject of debate, as they range from 20-45K.

Being that oil production in the arctic only really took off in the '70s, it looks like the harassment hasn't harmed them at all.

[Edwina's Secretary]

You guys are going to be awfully bored in 6 months or so.........

Not to worry. This administration has done so much harm in the world the ill-effects will be around for a long, long time.

[Lady's Human]

As has every US administration in the post WW2 world. It all depends on your perspective.