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To: tekboy who wrote (74332)	2/15/2003 7:42:40 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (6) of 281500

Tekboy, All due respect, I think you are wrong. The US went to the UNSC, Powell spent 7 weeks negotiating 1441 and the French backstabbed Powell and then the UN gave the French a hearty round of applause for doing it. Take a hard look at Powell's face on Friday. He sold Bush on going to the UN and the UNSC lied to him and betrayed the American people with a spurious argument that offers no security. The idea that this happened because Bush is rude is not credible. Bush took a tough stand, no doubt, but the UNSC has demonstrated exactly why that stand was necessary. The notion that the outcome would be any different if Bush had taken the polite and nice path is unconvincing to me. If the UN was able to make tough decisions, Saddam wouldn't be in power today. I am glad to find out now that they would be untrustworthy again if another hard decision is needed. Better to go alone than to go with weakness. Saddam Hussein is making the UNSC look like a joke. God Bless George Bush for saving some sense of dignity from this mess. The idea of Bush needing to be nice is simply a desire to maintain the status quo. The status quo ended on 9-11. Paul

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