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Politics : High Tolerance Plasticity
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To: Bruce L who wrote (22239)11/6/2004 1:03:21 PM
From: cnyndwllr  Read Replies (1) of 23153
 
Hi Bruce. I never said or inferred that we should not use diplomatic, economic or other non-deadly means of influence in other countries. Despite your interpretation, my earlier statement that we don't have the right or the power to "choose" the governments or governors of other nations is fully consistent with the use of such peaceful influences.

When we try to force our choices of leaders and ways of life on other peoples we are arrogant and, worse yet, foolish.

As to the low percentage of foreign fighters involved in the Iraqi insurgency, I'm surprised that you need to ask for sources to buttress that statement. While the Bush team has implied otherwise, it's been reported consistently over time with most of such statements attributed to the military on the ground in Iraq. For instance:

The violent insurgency in Iraq is far stronger and more sophisticated than the US expected and the success of the new caretaker government could be decided within months, according to the American general taking over command on June 30.

General George Casey, who will lead a UN-endorsed multinational force made up of US, Iraqi, British and other coalition forces, also said he believed there was only "a relatively small percentage of foreign extremists" in Iraq and the majority of the fighters were loyalists from Saddam Hussein's former regime.

Appearing before US senators to confirm his nomination as the first commander of the Multinational Force-Iraq, General Casey conceded "the insurgency is much stronger than I certainly would have anticipated".

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