[dogscoff]

Increased military presence? Increased financial aid? Leave them alone and see what happens? What would you do if you were suddenly given the authority to decide what to do in Afghanistan?

I'd like to quote a fantastic pair of UK comics you may have heard of called Fry and Laurie. I first heard them perform the following song about 10 years ago in a Texan accent and I think it sums up Bush's attitude quite nicely...

Well, the world is facing problems getting bigger every day,
They've got a greenhouse over Texas and recession's on the way,
Although people tell you that this planet's dying fast,
Well, I ain't seen a problem yet can't be solved by kicking ***.

Kickin' ***, (KICKIN AY-***)
Kickin' *** is what we do,
Kickin' ***, (KICKIN AY-***)
Iron foot in the velvet shoe.
We don't care whose *** we kick, if we're ever all alone,
We just stand in front of the mirror, and try and kick our own.

Well, we kicked *** in Grenada and we kicked *** in Iraq,
We kicked the *** out of the ozone layer, now they say we've gotta kick
it back,
We'll kick the *** of cancer and we'll kick the *** of AIDS,
And as for Global Warming, well, just kick *** wearing shades.

Kickin' ***, (KICKIN AY-***)
Kickin' *** is what we do,
Kickin' ***, (KICKIN AY-***)
Iron foot in the velvet shoe.
We don't care whose *** we kick, if we're ever all alone,
We just stand in front of the mirror, and try and kick our own.

Well, you can haul your *** or shut your *** or bust an *** is fine,
And there ain't no better place to put your *** than on the line,
But if you're like us, (YEE-HAA!) Thank you,
And you won't take second best,
You'll put your kickin' boots on, and kick like all the rest.
Thankyou.

(AWOOOOOOOO! SING THE SONG, VERN!)