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To: Dayuhan who wrote (101879)	6/18/2003 5:56:17 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Shall we invade Saudi Arabia? If we fail to see marked improvement in limiting support and assistance for militant fundamentalist groups... Then possibly the answer might just need to be yes... That's why it's important to have Iraq come online as a major rival to Saudi Arabia's oil production. But you comment about Western Europe is obviously a bit silly to comtemplate (unless a rogue regime develops that supports these groups). And I would agree the military option is like using a sledgehammer against a nail. But that's also why I tend to agree with Rumsfeld that this will be more of an unconventional war, as well as one where law enforcement continues to play a major role. But it's also one where HUMINT resources are absolutely necessary. We need to penetrate these cells and that's risky and very difficult to do (without the agent being forced to "prove" his loyalty to either, and/or both, sides). Hawk

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