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To: Elsewhere who wrote (80132)	3/7/2003 9:31:28 AM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Jochen, Your estimate could be low, it could be high, its an estimate. However, its probably high - its produced by people trying to justify the anti-war side (just as many would argue Pentagon estimates are low). The argument for not going in now essentially define a reallity in which war could never be fought - or at least no pro-active steps could be taken. A recent report shows that the terrorists and suicide bombers are not responding to poverty, but are well educated. This forms the concept that they, much like the communists or Nazi's before them are very committed to their causes. It certainly begins to look like the clash of civilizations some discussed. With these kinds of radical pathological killers - do you really think containment works - or does it simply breed more of them? The Israeli's have not had much luck with containment. John

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