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To: tekboy who wrote (22118)	3/24/2002 9:04:13 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) of 281500

I agree that's how it's being sold. I'm not sure if they actually believe that themselves, and I am sure that it's pure BS. Unless one defines "the war that began on September 11th" as "us vs. all those in the Middle East who threaten our interests"--which is obviously an absurdly broad definition for a "war"--then I don't see how Iraq and al Qaeda are in the same category Depends how you frame the problem. Here's how I think they are framing it: the US has a basic problem in the Mideast, we are hated too much (and too conveniently) and feared too little. This has given rise to Al Quaeda et al and let the local rulers think that they can give them carte blanche to vilify and attack us. Now, how can we work on being feared more and hated less? Time to project some strength in the region. We have unfinished business in Iraq, don't we? This is pretty much Gerecht's position and I for one see a great deal of merit in it. Seen by this light, 9/11 was just a symptom of the general problem.

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