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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR
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To: PartyTime who wrote (16814)3/7/2003 12:10:56 AM
From: BWAC  Read Replies (1) of 25898
 
<If you were Syria, if you were Iran would you give a realistic consideration to the possibility that your nation might be next if the US were allowed to capture Iraq and then pour in a half a million or more troops with complete base control of the country? Why fight the US when it's a half-million strong and fully operationally equipped? They might decided it's better to fight now when the US-Brit force is weaker.>

But, but, but, but that would be a pre-emptive strike and against the rules. Unless of course you are a Bush and think you make the rules. That is the exact can of worms that gets opened by a pre-emptive strike. Then everyone can be pre-emptive and use the Bush War Mongering as the precedent.
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