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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (36415)	8/7/2002 11:57:56 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

If you recall, our victories in Japan and Germany required the US to maintain a presence there for years until they had restructured their political and economic system. Victory first, restructuring after. Not vice versa. Hard fought victories, too. End game not an easy thing.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (36415)	8/8/2002 12:45:03 AM
From: Spytrdr	Respond to of 281500

i'm almost moved to tears by your altruistic motives, as if Irak was totally devoid of all mineral resources. do you have in mind the name of the american-groomed marionette that will replace Saddam and bring pluralism and casinos to the iraki people? ___ <<The overthrow of Saddam's regime and the creation of a new government that will make progress toward pluralism and economic opportunity for the Iraqi people, and where the government will no longer be in a situation where it can threaten it's neighbors (or US interests) for some time to come.>>

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (36415)	8/8/2002 12:46:24 AM
From: Spytrdr	Respond to of 281500

or at the very least maintain a presence until the mushroom clouds dissipated members.tripod.com talk about our boys teaching those evil bastards a couple of democracy lessons ___ <<our victories in Japan and Germany required the US to maintain a presence there for years until they had restructured their political and economic system.>>