To: Lane3 who wrote (43976 ) 2/9/2002 11:36:56 PM From: TimF Read Replies (1) | Respond to Good question... and a difficult one. I do think that there is a lot to be gained from eliminating hostile oppressive governments that support terrorism but its risky as well. The risk isn't so much that someone would defeat us in battle (if we plan and prepare wisely its unlikely that any of the "axis of evil" states could defeat us in a straight out battle, but we have to think carefully about what is going to happen to these countries if we do go in and smash the power of the current government. Also there is the secondary consideration of having much of the world views us as arrogant or angry and dangerous, lashing out at everyone rather then just people or governments connected to the 9/11 attack or other terrorist attacks. And of course there is the suffering that a war could cause. For example North Korea is the most militarily powerful of the three countries that Bush said where part of the "axis of evil", and it is also an economic basket case. If we are going to take it on we can win but how much damage will we do to the North in the process and also how much damage might the North do to the South, and what would China do?
