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To: JohnM who wrote (95852)	4/24/2003 1:18:47 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) of 281500

This may be OT......I haven't had a chance to catch up with the thread.......but I wanted to make this clear. In his opening remarks, Gingrich said he wanted to "emphasize that what he wanted to talk about is not about personalities, It's about effectiveness and candidly facing the facts." He also mentioned that people in WDC had a tendency to translate all arguments into personality issues. Of course he is right, and we've seen ample proof since his speech. His speech concerns a conflict about foreign policy views. Regardless of which side of the conflict one comes down on, or how much people wish to turn this into an issue of personalities, the conflict still exists. The issues Gingrich brought up are valid and should be addressed. By his own words (and something I'm sure he genuinely believes) there are some (there's that word again) Americans that think it is very important for a number of reasons least being national security. M Our ability to lead is more communications, diplomatic, and assistance based than military. People have always admired us more than feared us. The collapse of the State Department as an effective instrument puts all this at risk. We must learn the transforming lessons of the last six months and apply them to create a more effective State Department. <EOM> M

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