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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: tekboy who wrote (35350)7/30/2002 9:57:41 PM
From: paul_philp  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Tekboy,

It is the heart of the issue. Does Saddam pose a real and imminent threat? If he does poses a threat then the cost of not attacking him are very high indeed. What is the test to be used to determine the degree of threat? If the threat is real, why is difficult to convince other allies to participate?

President Bush has some work to do to persuade the American people that attacking Iraq is neccesary. A war in Iraq would drive up the price of oil and would inflict some degree of economic loss for people. The majority will accept sacrifice if they feel that the threat is real, tangible and relevant to them. If I were GB2.0, I would start building the case right after the 9/11 anniversary. We will watch the footage again, hear interviews with firefighter widows. Passions will be stirred.

The voice in the back of my head keeps saying, "That area is a quagmire, careful what you ask for."

Paul
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