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To: michael97123 who wrote (78864)	3/1/2003 10:15:56 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) of 281500

If war is coming I will hope the opponents will be constructive and not vindictive. And i hope the supporters of this war will not become so arrogant as to ignore that constructive criticism if in fact it is constructive. Mike In my little corner of the world, there are two factions. Those who discuss the issues a great deal and are critics will be obstructionists. They don't care for this president, consider it his war, will not support it, and many will actively, in the streets, oppose it. The second faction is apolitical; torn by just wanting to get on with their lives; a wish to give authority, any authority, the benefit of the doubt; but not supporters of the war; would prefer it went away; see no serious reason for it; and will cave when the costs come home. I don't know whether they will be in the streets. I doubt it. But they will be caustic critics, not constructive. Bush simply hasn't made the case in a way to create constructive critics. His manichean moral language of either for us or against us rather than trying to persuade will be his undoing. And we'll all be the worse for it. Geez, bleak night. I'm beginning to sound like Michael Cummings' version of me.

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