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To: Ilaine who wrote (18994)	2/16/2002 2:29:06 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, China was the preferred demon of the right before 9/11. My main problem with all the military talk, Iraq at the forefront, but Iran, North Korea, or whoever next, is that after the hypothetical military action, then what? This nation building stuff isn't easy. And blowing random countries apart without doing something to put them back together again afterwards doesn't seem that likely to do much good on the terrorism front, if the history of Afghanistan is any indication.

To: Ilaine who wrote (18994)	2/16/2002 2:52:37 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

China presents an entirely different kind of problem. And its also my guess that within the next five or ten years you will see a change in that country which can not be stopped if for no other reason than because all the old tyrants will have died off. I haven't seen a lot of evidence to support Chinese support for terrorism. Perhaps I am incorrect but we know for sure about the other regimes I listed. If terrorism is the problem, those countries are the places to start. China is a more long term problem which will require a much more sophisticated strategy. JLA