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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (287161)	8/15/2002 3:05:15 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I don't think they are totally demoralized and also these terrorists are organized to work in "cells" or small semi autonomous groups.... In the long run removing Saddam is a plus. Eventually, he will obtain WMD and he will not be afraid to use them to try to assert more control over his neighbors.....

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (287161)	8/15/2002 3:08:32 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769670

<<I believe attacking Iraq might worsen conditions that have improved.>> Backward, inferior cultures are driven by fear. The destruction of Iraq and Iran will kindle that lost fear in World Islam that has always kept them in their place so that civilization could proceed in the West in peace. Most of the people in the Islamic world would actually appreciate the peace that would come with the permanent destruction of the backward anti-Western influences that have ruled them since the security of colinization was ripped away in the wake of World War II. Thus the key to this war is to convince every Islamic on Earth that they have far bigger problems and dangers to worry about than the existence of Israel. The destruction of Iraq is a major step in that direction, and can be accomplished at minimal cost. Such a victory will be hated and resented by America's internal enemy, the American left. Through their captive political arm, the Democratic party, they will continue to crank out anti-Western propaganda, and use it any way they can against Bush. Thus their turn must come, also...