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To: D. Long who wrote (184490)	10/29/2006 4:04:13 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) of 793974

Nobody's perfect... (g) but I think Friedman deserves more credit. I didn't like the way he kept presenting the Iranian nuke program as a potential bargaining chip for getting more local influence - especially, in the post-Saddam Iraq. I think nukes are a big priority to the Iranians. . I think that projecting power into the ME by having a military presence in Iraq must have had a great influence on the region. Friedman is right that many former supporters of the extremists would be afraid to continue doing so. Qaddafi dropped his nukes - which is a good thing. The Iraqi campaign clearly caused separation between Al Qaeda and the local regimes. Saudis are pretty much at war with their former buddies. About the Taliban... It appears that they are still serious players. So, the initial victory did not resolve this problem. I read his book some time back. I think that on balance Friedman has a pretty thoughtful and clear-eyed perspective.

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