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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (21821)	7/10/2003 7:45:11 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) of 89467

three reasons to attack 1. secure airfields 2. secure oil supply 3. protect the USDollar The first two (along with a lot more), I would put under the heading of Neo-Con Hegemony fantasy. the expedience came from diversion of attention from the Harken and Halliburton emerging scandal With the initial timing of the Iraqi war drums, designed to distract and win the '02 elections. the bigger immediate problem is troop morale and dissension We went into Viet Nam to increase the security of the non-communist world. We came out with a demoralized military and a shaken resolve – arguably less secure. Similarly, we go into Iraq, thinking of hegemony, and will leave with a demoralized military and that fantasy shattered. The only question is how many lives will it take? JMO lurqer

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