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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (37257)	8/12/2002 12:27:06 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Hawkmoon; Re: "Of course they aren't publicly asking for an attack. The want to contain Saddam, since overthrowing him and introducing democratic reforms would UNDERMINE THEIR OWN TYRANNIES." The history of the Arab states and democracy is that the Islamic Fundamentalists win, unless the state specifically outlaws them. And if the state outlaws them, then they end up in turmoil. To the best of my recollection, the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Those are two states that already outlaw Islamic Fundamentalist political parties. Converting them over to Democracy would lead to either Islamic Republics (like Iran which supports terrorism big time), or leave them as in their current state, with Islamic Fundamentalism political parties outlawed. I see no advantage in your policy here, and considerable risk. Re: "Either take care of your internal extremism ..." The US is unable to convince its inhabitants to not smoke, a habit which is known and admitted by all to kill them. What technique do you propose for the Saudis to use to convince their inhabitants that Allah doesn't intend for Islamic Fundamentalists to rule politically in the Arab lands? And wouldn't a US attack on Iraq have the effect of demonstrating that the US still is the great Satan? Or are you suggesting that the US support the conversion of Iraq to an Islamic Republic? As far as Saddam being the leader of an Islamic movement, that has to be a bad joke. The Shia leaders in Iran despise him. -- Carl