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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (15264)3/23/2003 4:44:36 AM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (2) of 89467
 
DOES FREE SPEECH ENDANGER OUR TROOPS?

By Richard Reeves

Fri Mar 21,10:11 PM ET

story.news.yahoo.com

<<...The president has chosen to go to war with the country divided. A lot of Americans think this pre-emptive show of imperial power is unwarranted or immoral, an illegal invasion. Some think it is unneccesary and stupid; I am one of those. Bush and his men are gambling that we have the military capability to crush Iraq quickly and can then begin remaking the Middle East in our own image. A dream.

If the war is short -- hoping for that does unite Americans -- questions and dissent can be handled by flag-waving and other assertions of patriotism and charges of anti-Americanism. Then we can try to get out of there by declaring that all is forgiven and declare that the United Nations and Old Europe are "relevant" again and ask them to clean up the mess...>>
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