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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (98942)	5/23/2003 2:03:51 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Nadine, even though I was very skeptical about the war in Iraq, in particular its aftermath, I buy the geopolitical argument. If an Iraqi peace succeeds, it will be a great step forward for the ME, and for the US. However, I am mystified why the administration is handling the peace part so ineptly. It is clear by now to anybody but idiots that: 1. A lot more manpower is needed for months in order to kick start the reconstruction successfully. 2. A lot of money needs to be injected immediately throughout Iraq to counteract the debilitating effects of the looting. Why isn't the administration acting immediately and forcefully on those two issues? Why are they planning to reduce troop numbers? Why are the billions confiscated from Saddam being dribbled out instead of being poured out? Why does the marine commander in Nassiryah, a city where a number of our troops lost their lives to liberate, has to beg for a fistful of dollars to fix the water system and hasn't seen a single face from the office of reconstruction, while 800 reconstruction staffers are cooling their heels in Saddam's palace in Baghdad for weeks, presumably writing memos to each other? Kyros

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