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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (6127)3/31/2002 10:51:57 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
we could get dragged into it. We already have lots of troops in the Muslim world.

I don't see that happening, certainly not in any combat role. The IDF has more than enough assets to deal with any plausible military scenario. I also don't think any of the Arab states would be likely to risk a military assault, knowing that they would probably get hammered. They'd rather let the Palestinians do the dying.

This flareup might force us to delay plans for a move against Iraq, but that's not such a terrible thing. If it delays long enough for somebody in Washington to come up with a viable endgame plan for an Iraq operation, it might be a very good thing. There's been some very strange talk about this situation. I've seen talk of "installing" a democracy, as if it were a light bulb, or a spare tire. The naivete you encounter in some quarters is startling.

A peacekeeping deployment is possible, but I think it would be a very bad idea. The US is perceived as pro-Israel, and a US presence would be more likely to inflame violence than to keep peace. Better to let the Europeans deal with that.

I've thought for years that the UN should hire a few regiments of Gurkhas and keep them on the payroll for this sort of thing.
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