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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (9109)11/11/2002 5:05:17 PM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (2) of 89467
 
<<...funny how European experts and leaders have a 180-degree opposite outlook on both the brevity of an Iraqi war and the costs involved

we are delusional in the USA
since when will tanks and jet fighters get the job done?
they didnt do shit in NYCity on 9/11
F16 were shiny and clean on the ground at the time...>>

jw: interesting points...

How about the $30 billion/year that we spend on Intelligence Gathering -- do the CIA and FBI really provide us with an effective early warning system..? Saddam and Iraqi forces are kid's stuff compared to the global asymetrical threat that we face from Al Qaeda and their affiliates.

regards,

-S2

btw, a prolonged war and occupation of Iraq would give Al Qaeda plenty of ammunition for their recruiting efforts.
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