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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Dayuhan who wrote (44609)2/24/2002 9:13:28 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I'm also curious about how people perceive the effort to build a case against Iraq as the next target in the war against terror. Has any evidence been presented to show direct Iraqi support for or participation in terrorist activity?

The Administration has stated that there's nothing to connect Iraq to 9/11. Plan B seems to be the potential of bad-guy nations selling weapons to the terrorists, hence the Axis of Evil. The Axis of Evil seems to me to have expanded the target from bad guys to anyone with the potential to help the bad guys. It is getting a lot of debate, particularly as regards Korea and it's awkwardness in light of Bush's visit there. The debate is mostly about how it is playing overseas and how it might affect the coalition. There is also some limited discussion about targeting countries because we think they might possibly do us some harm in the future.

Regarding a proxy war in Iraq, I've seen little discussion about the particulars. I've heard the Kurds mentioned but not the Shiites. I've heard absolutely nothing about what kind of Iraq might show up in the aftermath. Whatever planning is going on for an attack on Iraq, it's being kept quiet and is not getting a lot of media play. Most of what I've heard has been speculation on how to kick off the war and whether there will be an intermediate step demanding return of the inspectors to Iraq and then using the refusal as a trigger for an attack. Little about how the war might be prosecuted and nothing about the end game.

Karen
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