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To: JohnM who wrote (83340)	3/18/2003 1:01:24 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) of 281500

War is not in U.S. interest By Justin Raimondo* Op/Ed - USA TODAY Tue Mar 18, 6:48 AM ET story.news.yahoo.com <<...* How does this war serve America's vital interests? The president says Iraq ''threatens its neighbors,'' but only one of those neighbors wants war. As Patrick Buchanan succinctly put it: ''For whose benefit are these endless wars in a region that holds nothing vital to America save oil, which the Arabs must sell us to survive? Who would benefit from a war of civilizations between the West and Islam? Answer: one nation, one leader, one party. Israel, Sharon, Likud.''...>> <<...* What are the costs? After White House economic adviser Larry Lindsey gave an estimate of up to $200 billion, he was fired. Initial costs are estimated by Pentagon officials at $60 billion to $95 billion, but that's just a warm-up. The Congressional Budget Office says the first month of combat will cost $10 billion, and $8 billion for each month thereafter. Having alienated our longtime allies, the U.S. is going bear these costs alone. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld disdains estimates as ''not a useful exercise.'' He's right, because it is likely that war will spread throughout the Middle East...>> ___________________________________________________ *Justin Raimondo is editorial director of Antiwar.com and author of Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement.

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