Socialism of a different type... sure, a radical, extreme socialism... but still a socialism. And, anyways, ironic also that you should link the right-wing party in the United States with an extreme left-wing ideology in Germany. But, I digress...

I also found apropos that you should quote and apparently agree with those who regard the Bush and Saudi links as a red herring. Another point on which we would agree...

The Israel link is an interesting observation and certainly a more likely contributory explanation than many Moore offers given Bush's Christian Fundamentalism and the historic advocacy of Christian Fundamentalists for the State of Israel not to mention, of course, the historic support that the United States has always shown towards Israel. It is also not insignificant that Bush repeatedly condemned Iraq for its support of suicide bombers in Palestine.

(Oh, and Knipp, why not just try and discuss the film with me... pretend I've seen it if that helps... see if you can make me look terribly out-of-touch instead of just making that assumption a priori.)