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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (56408)11/10/2002 1:31:14 PM
From: paul_philp  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Nadine,

I still believe that Iraq is strictly a tactical move in the war on terrorism. The real targets are Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Americans need to ensure that Hussein doesn't do anything crazy to destabilize the region even more. They also need a successful modern state in the region to act as an exemplar to the Arab people who today have very little in the way of a positive alternative to theocratic government.
A healthier Iraq with the oil fields pumping at full production can destabilize Saudi Arabia. As this threat becomes real the US will have more leverage with the Saudi royalty. The educational and ideological foundations for the Islamists war on modernity are in Saudi Arabia and until these are transformed all else is tactical.
Paul
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