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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (18472)	2/10/2002 4:02:47 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I don't call this arrogance. I call this strength. And that, of course, is precisely the problem. I suspect that position is an accurate reflection of the Bushies right now. Where, oh where, is that Republican president, whose most famous quote has been lost, the odd one that says to do something like have a big stick but talk softly. John

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (18472)	2/10/2002 8:56:05 PM
From: Webster Groves	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<John, we didn't "make" Iran our enemy. They made themselves our enemy by giving Hizbullah $100 million a year, bombing Armerican troops, and trying to turn the PA into a client state.>> I'm confused here as to the antecedent of "our". Are you an American or an Israeli ? Certainly Iran is a thorn in Israel's side and a potential enemy. But is it the same story for the US ? Only if our (US) strategic interests are identical to those of Israel. -wg