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To: hmaly who wrote (133032)	2/17/2001 11:39:41 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570481

Harry, War has to be declared by the Congress, in order to prevent some bonehead President coming along and trying avenge a family problem. dailynews.yahoo.com France, a member of the Gulf War (news - web sites) coalition that ended Iraq's 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait, said it wanted explanations from Washington about the first major Iraq raid authorized by new U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites). Echoing that concern, Turkey reproached NATO (news - web sites)-ally Washington for not informing it beforehand of the attacks and said it hoped such raids would not be repeated. The Arab League said the first Western air strike in the vicinity of the Iraqi capital since December 1998 had violated international law and would stoke anger across the Arab world. Scumbria

To: hmaly who wrote (133032)	2/17/2001 9:54:57 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570481

Harry, Ted. ..Re ..I apologize for my rants re Bush and his attack of Iraq this afternoon. While my position has not changed, it was not necessary for me to go off. Hopefully, for all of our sakes, this military attack will not escalate into war.<<<<<<<< I have no problem with an apology. But I would like to point out the obvious. You seem to have let your hatred for GW overshadow any sense of patriotism. It is not hatred, but extreme concern. I don't see the same man you apparently see. If it indeed was a war, as you claim, then any citizen of this country should back the president, until it is substantiated that it indeed was stupid. The stupidity of a move on that scale is often not realized until it is way to late. Besides, as with many other issues, my definition of patriotism and yours are two different things. And do not forget, Bush became president on several technicalities. That makes a stupid move even more frustrating for those of us who did not vote for him. ted You seem to have left your hatred (or maybe greed as you stated you were worried about the stock market) overwhelm any concern for our pilots on the mission, and the safety of the pilots who have to fly in the no fly zone in the future. You claim it was just a rant, but when you let your rants overshadow your patriotism, haven't you let the rants control your sense of decency and honor? Maybe it is time to examine your positions and see if they also are controlled by the hatred, rather than they are the right thing to do. The fact whether there should be a no fly zone or any sanctions against Saddam are different questions. Our pilots deserve our support from all of us, not just the republicans.