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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: stockman_scott who wrote (64211)1/3/2003 12:36:32 PM
From: teevee  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
stockman,

"An Unnecessary War" was a thoughtful article, however the time for reason has passed. Bush must invade Iraq. If he does not, he will become the laughing stock of America's allies and every despot and dictator in the world, making America look weak and vacillating. From the article "CAll off the War" Asked by a reporter about an "inevitable" attack on Iraq, he (Bush) snapped back: "I'm the person who gets to decide, and not you." That response suggested more than a degree of uncertainty and not a little inner tension. It now appears the only way war with Iraq can be averted is if none of the options given by Bush's advisors include proceeding with war. Is this a likely outcome given the record of the hard liners that advise Bush?

As for North Korea, what was the value in threatening a preemptive (surgical) nuclear strike when there are 500,000 artillery rounds (and maybe two nuclear tipped missiles) on a hair trigger just a few miles away from 10's of thousands of American troops and millions of South Koreans?. Now that the threat has been made, the danger of withdrawing troops from South Korea is that North Korea may interpret such a move as a precursor to a preemptive strike. Why show your hand?

2003 could prove to be a very interesting year.
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