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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (135754)	6/6/2004 11:11:44 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) of 281500

<<<"it's at its all time strength?">>> I would say we are at the height of military strength both in relative and absolute terms. In relative terms, there is no contest. There is no one else close. Same thing could be said in absolute terms (measurable air, sea, and land fire power capabilities). What you see in Iraq is more like a demonstration of our military capabilities. We are doing it without any calls for sacrifice or extraordinary expenditures. The Bush administration is calling this action in Iraq a war - only in rhetoric. It has not explained to us fully what we are fighting for, what we must do to win the war, how much it is going to cost us in this war, and what sacrifices need to be made. It has not made the case to put us into a war footing. This war (however it is defined) is fought sub rosa. It does not have any real legitimacy. By this,I am not making any judgements on actions taken. The results can still come out okay. <<< "the vision of demcracy is badly tainted." >>> WRT democracy, the genie is out of the bag. Governments have to answer to the people. You just can't assume power and get away with it. As soon as people learn to read and write and can get on the Internet for communications and information, the question will always be "how can government do this without the permission of the people"? I don't see where we have to sell democracy. All we have to do is demonstrate how it works. When we act badly, tyrants around the world can prolong their tenure by point to us and our follies. But, this has nothing to do with democracy. The idea that government has to be accountable to it's people is not going away. It is only a matter of time when the last of the dictators (non legitimate rulers) will have their powers taken away from them. I don't give any of them more than 50 years. One hundred years tops.

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