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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: michael97123 who wrote (79481)3/4/2003 1:10:35 PM
From: Sig  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Bush could do nothing worse than to back down and then try to "salvage" things.
Am sure his family and advisors were all well aware of what happens to new Presidents and Administrations
( They get dumped on by the losers, by Greenpeace, by the save-the-trees people, by the no-more-guns people, by the no-oil-development people, by demonstrators of all types)
Taking this to the UN was not critical to the decision, does not change the unilateral-if-needed position
Turkey is not a lost cause, IMO they will try once again to get approval passed.
Troops based at Bulgaria instead of inside Turkey would be nearby - close enough to support a US operation in the North.
The more important thing was the use of Turkish airspace, which we still have.
What the UN debate and follow on activities have down is confirm that only the US is in a position to repel invaders
Germany cannot move because of disention between Adminstration or Officials and their voters
Turkey has the identical problem.
If either country sustained a major attack, as we were and are, officials would have to make a fast decision
Would that be to keep their heads down and try to shoot down the incoming missiles - or ignore the no-more-war crowd and decide to fight. ?
Sig
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