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To: kumar who wrote (40428)	8/27/2002 11:31:18 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

"...[War]should be undertaken only in the presence of precise political and military goals, with clear popular support from the American public and the Congress. There must be a clear exit strategy, and an unhesitating will to deploy overwhelming force...." This statement is 100% true for wars which involve only our national interests....there should be exceptions made when our homeland security is involved. We had to go into Afghanistan. We would like to do it in such a way that our troops can withdraw in short order....but if they have to stay for the next 10 years, so be it. We simply couldnt allow Al Qaeda a base from which they could strike with impunity. If the administration believes that Hussein would have the potential to use a nuclear weapon on an American city, then I think the time restraint goes out the window again. The lessons of Vietnam can only go so far....we cant use them as a blanket covering every potential situation. Slacker

To: kumar who wrote (40428)	8/27/2002 11:54:45 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Profile: Debate Continues Over Possible Military Strikes Against Iraq NPR's Morning Edition Transcript: August 27, 2002 npr.org <<...Sen. HAGEL: Well, the president is saying one thing, the vice president's saying something else and you got a Defense Department that constantly beats the war drums and a State Department that is completely reserved and withdrawn from that, so that confuses the American public. It scares the American public. It confuses and scares our allies...>>