An Admission re Bono and Iraq. I just did the math*

[diamond]

I admit it.
I was hoping that Bono was w/USA in going in and getting rid of Saddam.
Even though publicly he has been silent, Im beginning to read between the lines..as GabrielVox suggested.
He doesnt support the USA in Iraq, this is now my assesment.

Many of you were correct for him not coming out openly too,saying he didnt want to piss off this Administration.

So this is a public acknowedgement of diamondbruno being blissfully hopeful re Bono's agenda, and me, diamondbruno being wrong.

Thats ok though, I still love the man.
His music has keep me high for 2 decades strong now.
Even though I have only agreed w/a portion of his politics, I love the man's large heart.

And for the record, I support the USA ridding Saddam saving hundreds of thosands of Iraqis anymore future bloodshed by this manacital-sp dictator.

Peace

Out-
Diamond

 

[melon]

I think his rendition of "What's Going On" during the last leg of the Elevation tour should have been your first clue.

Melon

 

[diamond]

I think his rendition of "What's Going On" during the last leg of the Elevation tour should have been your first clue.

Melon

Melon,
It was but I was in denial-.
I was aso too busy staring at Gwen's ass.

DB9

 

[diamond]

I think his rendition of "What's Going On" during the last leg of the Elevation tour should have been your first clue.

Melon

also with Bono opening up his jacket at the Superbowl..
this also threw me.

DB9

 

[hippy]

I love the man's large heart.

 

[the olive]

Bono probably supports the disarming of Iraq, but like most people he is questioning the need to kick their asses tomorrow.

 

[BAW]

Bono probably supports the disarming of Iraq, but like most people he is questioning the need to kick their asses tomorrow.

 

[diamond]

War has never been convienent.
Nor has Cancer surgery which this is what it is in a sense.

DB9

 

[the olive]

War has never been convienent.
Nor has Cancer surgery which this is what it is in a sense.

DB9

Do you think we should give the chemotherapy some time then or just start chopping off limbs?

 

[BostonAnne]

Many of you were correct for him not coming out openly too,saying he didnt want to piss off this Administration.

Peace

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Diamond

I think Bono is wise to be silent even if he wanted to speak out.

Diamond - this must have been a tough thread for you to start.

 

[sue4u2]

It's after Saddam gets his ass kicked that the real problems begin. If other nations aren't on board with the restructuring of another country then it falls on the sholders of the offending country, in this case the US. Other nations will have to be on board in order to keep the peace after Iraq looses the only "mad man" most of them have ever known. Good point olive, I say give the chemotherapy some more time also. I think...

 

[Popmartijn]

Hello,

For those wanting some actual Bono quotes instead of guesses, etc. here is a soundbyte from the MusiCares festivities (as found on the website http://www.grammy.com)

Calling 2003 a period of "nervous times," Bono warned the Bush administration against making Saddam Hussein a martyr, and spoke of resolutions reached with the Irish Republican Army a decade ago and debt relief granted by the U.S. to poverty-ridden third world nations as the kind of successes constructive dialog can bring. "The world is much more malleable than you think," he said.

C ya!

Marty

 

[hippy]

Thanks for the quote Marty! It makes a lot of sense

 

[diamond]

ah shite

 

[Scarletwine]

I thought this needed rounding out. Here's quotes from the Edge at the MusiCares event.

Edge then took to the stage to congratulate Bono and talk about the band?s success. Edge said he wanted to thank the little people who had helped them along the way. He proceeded to list off Clinton, the Pope, and ?Bush and his regime?oh, I mean administration,? which elicited a roar of laughter.
from U2log.com

 

[deep]

Here is another article

Clinton: Bono Succeeded Where I Failed


By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Bill Clinton thinks Bono is a leader "we should follow in the new millennium."

The former president praised the lead singer of U2 Friday at a celebrity-packed reception honoring Bono's charitable work, most notably his efforts at promoting awareness of the AIDS (news - web sites) epidemic and famine in Africa.
Clinton credited the rock star with helping close partisan gaps and getting Congress to pass a bill to provide debt relief for Africa.
"He did something I couldn't do: He convinced Jesse Helms (former Republican senator from North Carolina) to be for it," Clinton said, adding: "I love this man because he has a mind and a heart."
In accepting the award from the recording industry charity MusiCares, Bono talked about possible U.S. military action against Iraq.
"We do not need to make a martyr out of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)," said Bono, a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. "It is not as simple as war or no war. These are complex problems, and we need complex solutions."
Besides Clinton, others feting Bono were New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, singer David Bowie (news) and actor Robert De Niro (news).
Gwen Stefani (news), Mary J. Blige, B.B. King, Jimmy Fallon (news) and Wynonna Judd (news) were among those performing at the event.

i guess bloomberg qualifies as a "Republican" so it can be a bi-partican event.

 

[diamond]

Mr Deep-
That was not a cute post.
Not even a little.

DB9

 

[gvox]

Given the context it was bang on.

 

[diamond]

 

[Gickies Gageeze]

I admit it.
I was hoping that Bono was w/USA in going in and getting rid of Saddam.
Even though publicly he has been silent, Im beginning to read between the lines..as GabrielVox suggested.
He doesnt support the USA in Iraq, this is now my assesment.

Many of you were correct for him not coming out openly too,saying he didnt want to piss off this Administration.

So this is a public acknowedgement of diamondbruno being blissfully hopeful re Bono's agenda, and me, diamondbruno being wrong.

Thats ok though, I still love the man.
His music has keep me high for 2 decades strong now.
Even though I have only agreed w/a portion of his politics, I love the man's large heart.

And for the record, I support the USA ridding Saddam saving hundreds of thosands of Iraqis anymore future bloodshed by this manacital-sp dictator.

Peace

Out-
Diamond

well diamond, i guess you have to ask yourself "does it really matter what bono thinks?"

i mean he's not God.

he's just like you and me. though you and i respect him, i hope you dont suddenly become opposed to american aggression in iraq simply because you feel bono is.

make up your own mind with what you've heard.

 

[diamond]

I admit it.-


...for the record, I support the USA ridding Saddam saving hundreds of thosands of Iraqis anymore future bloodshed by this manacital-sp dictator.

Peace

Out-
Diamond

ps- bono is not God.

 

[FizzingWhizzbees]

War has never been convienent.
Nor has Cancer surgery which this is what it is in a sense.

DB9

Well it'd be a good analogy if you could just go in and take Saddam out without causing harm to anyone else. Sadly the reality is different - attacking Iraq will kill and injure hundreds of thousands of people.

Of course I guess you could argue that cancer surgery isn't ever that simple either. So maybe the analogy isn't that flawed

 

[diamond]

 

[gvox]

Bono is a leader "we should follow in the new millennium."



Give yer head a shake if you think Bush has a better idealogy than Bono.

 

[diamond]

oh shake this.

 

[gvox]

YAY BONO!!!


Boooooooooo Bush

 

[Beefeater]

Though reality would probably prevent me , I would tend to think Bono is a humanitarian first... Socialist second. His vague 'read between the lines' statements on Iraq lead me to believe that he knows how terrible the Saddam regime is, and though he won't endorse a military policy to clean up Iraq, Bono is intelligent enough to acknowledge the fact that a liberation from Saddam can ultimately can satisfy his War on Poverty Schtick and the Iraqis will have their Human Rights returned (Granted the Aftermath situation is handled properly).

Though my better judgement would be to believe that Bono is taking a page from the environmentalists book and using his War on Poverty MO just as they environmentalists use their 'Save the Rainforests' MO... All the while covering up their real motivation.. Anti-Capitalism.

Sorry Diamond

Beefeater.

 

[diamond]

Beefeater-
Hmm interseting.
DB9

 

[diamond]

Bono is a leader "we should follow in the new millennium."



.

See the above quote is sad.
Clinton, at 1 time a world leader is still searching for his own legacy and is attempting to paint Bono as a Jesus figure.
A former president riding on a rockstar's shirt-tails..

Sad.

DB9

 

[MadelynIris]

Bono-

It is not as simple as war or no war. These are complex problems, and we need complex solutions."

Ahhh.. yes. Bono is now all grown up. Sometime a complex solution includes military build up and the threat to carry through with your actions - if you don't comply.

War or not - it's just not that simple.

Mark