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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (39841)	8/25/2002 6:21:22 PM
From: jcky	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

And where does Pakistan (or Israel, for that matter, if we elect to invade Iraq) fit into all this talk about a potential loose cannon on the deck? Iraq and its current threat to Americans have been way overplayed by the hawks who refuse to see the world as it is. Here we have Pakistan, a known nuclear power, with elements of its government that are openly sympathetic to the cause of the Islamic fundamentalists. Then we have Musharraf and his fragile hold on power, who has recently attempted to consolidate his power base by authorizing himself the appointed dictator of his people, and bypassing any hopes for democratic reform in his country. The US is walking a tight rope in Pakistan. On the one hand, the Bush administration needs the cooperation of Musharraf in the war of terror if there is going to be any head wind against al-Qaida. On the other hand, pushing him too far with this war on terror or democratic reforms might possibly destabilize his government; and the political vacuum will likely fall into the hand of factions that are very Islamic and very fundamentalist, which makes them very dangerous, with nuclear weapons at their fingertips.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (39841)	8/25/2002 6:54:52 PM
From: BigBull	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Water; now even the NYT "gets it." ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the party NYT. Finally, duuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh. The world and especially Europe are completely without a clue. There will be three dominant powers in the ME in the next 10 years. The US, Turkey, and Israel, and in that order. Got that. nytimes.com Will Foreign Affairs magazine be next. Naaaaaaaah. The "professionals" still are completely clueless on the coming revolution in Iran. Not one article yet! Amaaaaaaaaaazing. ROFLMAO!