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To: mdmdm who wrote (144180)	9/26/2001 5:13:59 PM
From: Richard Habib	Respond to of 186894

You are correct, we deal out of pragmatism, out of self-interest, not out of principle. That was my point to Amy. Here in the U.S., we understand that pragmatism doesn't substantially affect our principles as we see them. But looking through the eyes of the 3rd world, and in view of the special place the American revolution holds throughout the world, our pragmatism can sometimes seem like the worst kind of betrayal. We cannot escape the fact that our revolutionary roots place a special burden on us in that they create expectations we rarely fulfill. Our military and political objectives in Afghanistan are probably not correct. We supported the Taliban as long as they fought the Russians. We were pragmatic then. We are being pragmatic now when we agree to a quid pro quo with the Russians to allow us into the Stans in return for no criticism of the Chechen mop-up. Would you be willing to bet our pragmatism now won't incite rage among Chechen or other rebels that will require future pragmatic solutions?