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To: abuelita who wrote (22927)2/9/2003 4:54:39 PM
From: elpolvo  Read Replies (1) of 104167
 
alien-

actually, i'm working myself into a
proper protest mood for the big march
on the 15th which will do absolutely no
good :(

here's my recent thinking... and it's driven
by the recent actions and ideas of the germans
and the french. they've both suggested that
the number of weapons inspectors be increased
threefold... and that UN peacekeeping troops
be sent into iraq. why UN peacekeeping troops?
and to do what?...

to make sure that iraq is not able to deploy
any assault or attack on anyone with weapons
of mass destruction (or any other weapons for
that matter). the side benefit of this is that
the USofA would not be able to attack iraq
without also attacking UN forces unless the
UN decides to withdraw them.

if the USofA administration is sincere in saying that
iraq is a great global danger and threat - then
the responsibility for dealing with the threat certainly
belongs to the global community, via the UN security
council, in the way that they agree is the best solution.

if the USofA administration is not sincere and has
a hidden agenda of gaining control of iraq's oil
resources then the UN peacekeeping forces are
actually standing there to provide a deterrence
to an aggressive unilateral attack on iraq by the
USofA.

iraq would have to agree to this plan but it's
certainly an attractive alternative to what it
now faces... and the power of the entire global
community could easily force them to allow it.

i'd say that our protest energies would best be
used if we transmogrify them into encouragement
and demands that the UN take control of the matter
to produce a solution like the one above.

-el globie
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