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To: JohnM who wrote (80598)	3/9/2003 8:06:32 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (4) of 281500

Some folks may wonder why I am concerned that we may be rushing into an 'elective war'...I know 2 sons of close family friends who are now over in Kuwait...they are the age of my younger brother -- both have wives and one has a young child...They are highly trained and in the marines and the Rangers. Yet, we know Saddam will be most dangerous when we push his back up against the wall. This is exactly what we're doing...I still don't think Bush has effectively made A STRONG CASE FOR WHY ITS NECESSARY TO GO TO WAR NOW...There is no imminent threat from Iraq...It's not just about disarmament its about a NeoCONservative agenda to remake a Middle Eastern country and establish a democratic beach head over in Iraq. After listening to the excellent Tim Russert interview with Tom Friedman last night I realize that most Americans DON'T understand what Bush may be getting us into...We have had less debate in our Congress than they've had in Turkey...Why hasn't the President really made his case, done town hall meetings across the country, gone back to Congress for an authorization to go to war, etc...All that is elective BUT I feel that's the responsible thing to do if you're asking our country to sacrifice our troops and over one hundred billion of our tax dollars on a very risky military adventure in The Middle East. I was totally in support of Gulf War 1...Did you notice how Bush's father spent well over 6 months gaining strong support from the country, from the U.N., from all our Allies, etc...That paid off big time. There is not enough support for this war and I fear that this president is not being thoughtful and open-minded....The other night on CNBC's Hardball I heard an interview with the authors of the new best selling book called 'Bush's Brain' -- they have studied Karl Rove extensively...Rove's the one who first got Bush into politics in Texas...the authors of this new book feel that this rush to war now is partially driven by politics and unfortunately I agree. It should never be that way when we are asking our young men and women in uniform to sacrifice for our country...They should only be deployed to fight as a last resort when there is a significant national security threat that can NOT be addressed another way....I'm totally in support of our troops BUT I do not trust our leaders in this Administration. I have an uncle who was a VietNam war hero and he has come to the same conclusion....He called me the other night and said he's convinced "the White House is lying its way into a war that we'll all regret for years to come." I pray that The U.N. Security Council and our President will find a way to disarm Saddam and avoid a dangerous and unnecessary war. regards, -s2 btw, I didn't even mention my concern about what 'a pre-emptive war' in Iraq might do to our fragile economy or our nation's credibility around the world...And then there's all the innocent Iraqis who may be killed...There has got to be a better way to deal with Saddam.

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