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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (283900)8/5/2002 1:48:49 PM
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The policies did a splendid job of advancing American interests. In supporting the Shah, we prevented an oil rich state bordering the Soviet Union from becoming a client state of the Soviets. In supporting Saddam against Iran, we prevented Iran from becoming the regional hegemon, and/or plunging the region further into war, as Iran has designs on Mecca and Medinah. In pursuing Desert Storm, we rebuffed aggression; curtailed, to some extent, Iraq's abiility to pursue its military goals (such as the creation of weapons of mass destruction); and enhanced our credibility as a super-power. It is idle to argue that not all problems are resolved by each conflict, when the immediate goals are achieved.......
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