Great Question to Ask Pres. Bush during the debates.

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This is catching him again in his lies (provided by the nation)

* "he Russian government attacks civilians killing women and children, leaving orphans and refugees ..." -- November 1999.

* " CONTACT: Ari Fleischer, Tuesday, October 31, 2000 ... The following is a summary of Governor Bush's ... Governor Bush ... will not turn a blind eye to the Russian brutality in Chechnya. He will not permit American taxpayer dollars to be stolen or wasted through corruption in Russia. George W. Bush can be entrusted with managing the US-Russian relationship in a tough-minded way ..." -- campaign literature from candidate Bush.

* JIM LEHRER: On Chechnya and Russia, the US and the rest of the Western world has been raising Cain with Russia from the beginning, saying 'You are killing innocent civilians.' The Russians have said essentially 'We're fighting terrorism, and, by the way, mind your own business.' What else -- what else, if anything, could be done by the United States?

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: Well, we could cut off IMF aid and export/import loans to Russia until they heard the message loud and clear, and we should do that. It's going to be a very interesting issue to see how Russia merges , Jim. This guy, Putin, who is now the temporary president, has come to power as a result of Chechnya. He kind of rode the great wave of popularity as the Russian military looked like they were gaining strength in kind of handling the Chechnya situation in a way that's not acceptable to peaceful nations.

And the real fundamental question for Russia ... is what will Russia look like -- will she be a market economy, or will she be one of these economies where a favored few elite are able to put money in their own pockets? ...

JIM LEHRER: But on Chechnya, specifically, you think we should not -- we should hold up International Monetary Fund aid. Anything else we should do?

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: Export/import loans.

JIM LEHRER: And just cut them off?

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: Yes, sir, I think we should.

JIM LEHRER: Until they do what?

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: Until they understand they need to resolve the dispute peacefully and not be bombing women and children and causing huge numbers of refugees to flee Chechnya.

JIM LEHRER: And do you think that would work?

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: Well, it certainly worked better than what the Clinton administration has tried.

JIM LEHRER: You mean, just using words, you mean?

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: Yes. -- from the PBS "News Hour" of Feb. 16, 2000.

END OF INTERVIEW

Question during the debates:

So President Bush, why is it that you haven't severed your ties with the Russian government?

DIRECT QUOTE FROM RECENT RUSSIAN-US SUMMIT:

"Russia and the United States are allies in the war on terror. Both of our nations have suffered at the hands of terrorists, and both of our governments are taking actions to stop them. No cause justifies terror. Terrorists must be opposed wherever they spread chaos and destruction, including Chechnya. A lasting solution to that conflict will require an end to terror, respect for human rights and a political settlement that leads to free and fair elections."

In Actuality:

Mr Bush: The United States just wants your oil.