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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (17330)	4/23/2004 1:14:31 AM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) of 81568

Bearcatbob, if you take a look at what Kerry is saying I think you'll find a little something for the "Hell ya" crowd and a little something for the "let's take a close look at this" crowd. Sure, it's politics but then it's pretty smart too. The "hell ya" crowd gets to hear the "we'll stay the course and we cannot fail" mantra that makes them feel tough. The "show me how this could work" crowd hears something different and a lot more complicated. Bringing in others including the U.N. and Nato has an assumption built into it. It's implicit in that the policy in Iraq will change enough that objective nations with varying interests will be able to buy into it. That means that they'll be able to find a basis for action, a course of action and a reasonable possibility of success that would justify the risk. Currently most of the world, including Spain now, seems to believe that the risk/benefit factors do not justify their involvement. So what would make those factors change? First, give up the Bush/Cheney dream of hoarding all of the oil and military power benefits of monopolizing Iraqi "reconstruction and protection." Second, come up with a plan that actually gives the (hold your breath) Iraqis real sovereignty in their lifetime; not following the "generations" that we initially postulated. Third, use some of our awesome power to enter into treaties, trade agreements and provide aid to the world's nations as leverage to encourage cooperation. You know that we bought a lot of cooperation in the "coolition of the willing" with hard cash. Will those techniques work? Maybe with a new administration and a new attitude that can leave behind the old slights and rhetoric. Maybe with a new recognition that America is once again acting rationally and diplomatically and in predictable patterns. Maybe with a few deep breaths and the realization that the middle east is too important as the world's repository of lifeblood energy and the world's cesspool of cancerous fundamentalism, the world will be able to follow a smart, thoughtful and fair American lead. But life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get. Of course if the last chocolates all tasted like rabbit turds, it's time to open another box. And that's all I have to say about that.

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