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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (1897)6/5/2003 3:12:54 PM
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Friedman seems to have a pretty rational point of view on the state of our affairs. I find a couple of flaws. First, even though I agree that the current existence of WMD is/was a pretty lame excuse to go after Saddam. I don't see how he was in any position to pose immediate threats using this type of weaponry. I also agree that the real threat comes from young frustrated Arabs, and not just Arabs who had been gaining in momentum and in organization.

However, I do think that in time Saddam would have rallied his resources and organization in a way that would pose a world threat and with the use of whatever military power he could muster over time. The opportunity presented itself to break that chain of events and Bush acted.

I also saw the regime as something different in the way that it bolstered terrorism. I saw Saddam as one of the guys behind the scenes who taps one the dominoes. We see the one's falling about but we never see the guys who are setting them up or giving the nudges.
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