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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: stockman_scott who wrote (106434)7/19/2003 1:55:14 PM
From: GST  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Considering the arrogant attitude shown towards our "allies", one can hardly be surprised that they are reluctant to bail us out at this point. The politicians don't pay the price -- it is borne by the soldiers who now die almost daily in Iraq, and by US taxpayers who will spend a fortune to satisfy the egos of people like Rumsfeld, the education of unqualified people like Rice, and especially to satisfy the political ambitions of rabid ideologues like Cheney and his friends.

<<It is possible for the United States to set the strategy for war and receive substantial allied assistance in administering the peace. But the cause has to have broad international backing.

Afghanistan was one example. The United States intervened to shut down Al Qaeda's camps and punish the Taliban for giving sanctuary to terrorists. Now that the Taliban have been toppled, Germany and the Netherlands are leading the peacekeeping force, the French have been training the Afghan Army and NATO is gearing up to take over the peacekeeping mission.

The conflict in Iraq may offer an important, if painful, lesson for future military campaigns, particularly those that involve "regime change" and the arduous nation-building that is needed to cope with the power vacuum that follows. The lesson is that broad international support is not only desirable politically, it can also offer a real military advantage. >>
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