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To: E who wrote (126844)	3/23/2004 12:05:14 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Nope. I don't think we should invade NK, and have never said I did. I was making a point: There's more than one way to skin a cat, and the way we chose in Iraq is to be judged by results and costs (in gold and blood, ours and Iraqi If the results of the first year after a hypothetical invasion of North Korea where almost identical to the actual results we have from Iraq then it would be worth it. That doesn't resolve the question "was invading Iraq worth it?" Iraq was less of a threat then North Korea is. So was Iraq a good idea judged by results? The answer depends on what you think is going to happen in Iraq in the future. I think the future of Iraq is not going to be so bad as to make the invasion a bad thing for the people of Iraq. Iraq has problems but at least it doesn't have Saddam anymore. But was the invasion beneficial for the US? In other words if you ignore the benefits for the Iraqis and only consider benefits for America and Americans was the invasion worthwhile? This question is far less certain. On the balance I would say the results will be worth it eventually but I could see how someone could reasonably disagree. If you take the most optimistic view of Iraq with Saddam and a pessimistic view of Iraq post-invasion then you will feel the invasion was a bad idea. If OTOH you take a pessimistic view of the situation in Iraq with Saddam and a optimistic view of what will happen now then Iraq was a good idea. OT Why didn't you send it to the poor Vets whose benefits Bush cut? This is OT but apparently there was no cut. townhall.com usgovinfo.about.com factcheck.org Tim

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