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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (37336)	4/1/2004 10:05:16 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) of 793983

Hi Mary, Given whats already happened I would be inclined to look at things in a more narrow, national interest context. As a democracy ourselves, i dont think our population has what it takes out to spend the years necessary to get this right. Our leaders (and me) didnt fully understand how the post-war situation would play out. Bill was looking for flowers and perhaps without the baathists and terrorists looking over the shoulders of the population, we might have gotten that but i doubt it. What we need out is a doable exit strategy that gives the kurds and shiaa a fair shot at success if only in their regions. The talk about the UN going back in is just talk. The UN, if anything, would be more vulnerable to terrorists and baathists. I talked about a three zone solution in earlier posts. Perhaps bagdad could be made an open city. The rest of the triangle needs to be pacified and the only way to do that is with overwhelming force combined with fairness. As to democracy in iraq, I think it has taken root in kurd areas and perhaps a form of islamic democracy can work in the south. mike

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