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To: JohnM who wrote (71551)	2/5/2003 4:46:33 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (3) of 281500

JohnM, Very powerful presentation. The first public presentation from this administration on this issue in which I felt as if I were being treated as an adult; the rest simply talk down to citizens, ridicule those who disagree or who are skeptical. This was adult to adult. Congrats to Powell. An overly harsh but fair criticism. Given the damage done to reliable sources, this type of presentation could not be made until near the end game. I am pleased to know that you found Powell credible. I hope that Powell's presentation changes the tenor of the debate about the possibility of war. Powell made it clear that there is an issue that needs to be resolved. Unless you reject Powell's credibility, it is no longer possible to argue that war is being considered capriciously or cynically by the Bush administration. Now the debate can move to a serious discussion of the risks of war and the risks of continued containment. Finally, as regards FADG, the charge has been made that folk who were skeptical of the Bush administration plans were closed minded anti-war types. My own experience with the thread has been the reverse. The pro-war types have been closed minded, have refused to deal seriously with skeptical posts, skeptical essays, and the like. I think it behooves us all to stay open minded and to respect one anothers views. A significant amount of the anti-war debate has been to debase the argument for war. There are some serious anti-war arguments made, Mearshemer(sp?), but most of the anti-war argument has been aimed at the character of the people adovacting war and not at their arguments. I have yet to read an anti-war argument that seriously addresses the risks of inaction. Paul

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