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To: Dayuhan who wrote (69003)	1/26/2003 11:16:39 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Steven, The description of our policies as “the right thing” assumes that we are serving some higher moral imperative, rather than our own perception of our own interests. This is both stupid and dangerous. What we want is not “the right thing”. What we want is what we want. As I read it, Murphy is critiquing the argument that the UN has some sort of moral authority. I don't see him arguing that America has a handle on the 'right thing'. The argument that Bush should wait for the superior judgement of the UN is simply silly. There is a long hard job ahead in Iraq. Now is a good time to find out who is reliable and who is not. If nothing else, it is good to know everybody's price. Paul

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