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To: zonder who wrote (557)	12/16/2002 3:26:54 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 15987

I do not believe that is a real option that this administration is considering - it is a bluff. I wouldn't perceive it as a "bluff".. Nor is it "evil".. It's just Machevellian pragmatism at work.. The last thing you want any opponent to know is just how far you are willing to escalate a situation.. Bluster is one thing, but one must be willing (and I think we are) to back it up with force... or at least be convincing enough that the enemy isn't willing to take the chance.... After all, in a life and death struggle, the survivors and winners write the history books. Hawk

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