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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (86190)	11/17/2004 9:51:12 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) of 793581

They must have noticed that Bush has just been returned to office, no longer has an election to cramp him, and has just made an effective display of Marine lethality in Fallujah. Common prudence would suggest that this is the time for "back down", not more "push your luck". I don’t think these influences are terribly meaningful. The Iranians knew all about US military capabilities; Fallujah was nothing new for them. They also know that the political will to support military action against Iran isn't there. You do realize, I assume, that the Islamic radicals were delighted to see Bush re-elected. They need that hate figure desperately; their whole pitch for power is based on the need to fight the crusader. Radicals need an opposite pole. There’s an odd symbiosis between political extremes. Much as they loathe each other, each needs the other to survive.

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