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To: Road Walker who wrote (173638)3/19/2003 3:29:55 PM
From: hueyone  Read Replies (3) of 186894
 
Preemptive action is not a new policy.

Why does everyone suddenly act like a "preemptive" use or threat of force is something brand new that we have never used before? What do you think John Kennedy did about the missile build up in Cuba? That was preemptive action for sure. Cuba hadn't fired any of these missiles and we forced Cuba to disarm their missiles under threat of us attacking them, and believe me, we were not bluffing. We came very close to starting a larger, global war with Russia at the time. Sure Cuba is physically closer, but high technology has given countries as far away as Iraq the potential to be just as much a threat, if not more, in 2003, than Cuba was in the 1960s. And I don't think anyone would argue the point that Saddam is a much more out of control, dangerous madman than Fidel Castro ever was or ever will be.

Regards, Huey
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