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To: Dayuhan who wrote (44105)	9/15/2002 1:19:52 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Excellent post Steven, although we cannot impose a democracy or working government in Iraq, we can help create the environment around which it's far more likely to take place. We also shouldn't assume the road will be an easy one after Saddam falls. On the other side of the coin, to do nothing poses a huge risk to world peace and American safety. To do nothing is not a benign act. Many have already suffered under Saddam's tyranny, and no doubt many more will continue to suffer if we were to disengage militarily. Tony Blair said it well in this speech. number-10.gov.uk The key characteristic of today's world is interdependence. Your problem becomes my problem. They have to be tackled collectively. All these problems threaten the ability of the world to make progress in an orderly and stable way. Climate change threatens our environment. Africa, if left to decline, will become a breeding ground for extremism. Terrorism and weapons of mass destruction combine modern technology with political or religious fanaticism. If unchecked they will, as September 11 showed, explode into disorder and chaos.

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