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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40800)	8/30/2002 8:09:12 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

who seems a clear thinker and a blunt speaker. Yes, It gives a chilling reminder of what it's like to fight a war. I agree with almost all he says btw. "This is not my first day in the arena. I have been in the profession for 34 years - not by choice, but by necessity. I work constantly with the resolution of a surgeon's scalpel so as not to hurt innocent people. So what do you imagine I feel? I feel that something very heavy fell on my head. It is not pleasant. It is extremely unpleasant." Using a war to punish terrorists is more like using a blunt rusty axe to do the work of a scalpel. Lots of innocent lives get lost. If there is an alternative to fighting a war, I would prefer it. That it why I am not too upset that the USA allies are not on board for an Iraq invasion yet. I think it's pretty clear that if some Muslim terrorists attack again, we all know what will happen next. Saddam better murder them first just to save his skin. The latest from the BBC.. news.bbc.co.uk Most people do not really understand what a dictator like Saddam does. He can capitalise on the peaceful overtures from nations and this does not help the Iraqi people imho. I've been watching the big grinning faces of Iraqi diplomats on TV recently. The Iraq regime a peaceful humane government?? NFW. A question on this link.. redpepper.org.uk In 1998, UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter resigned after seven years of service, saying that Iraq's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction has been completely removed. In July, he said not only that Iraq no longer has such capability, but that the regime could not develop one without the West becoming aware this was happening. Mr Ritter is a card-carrying Republican and an ex-marine of 12 years' service that includes the Gulf War. His views on Iraq are in line with most western experts. He points out that the US administration has been unable to come up with evidence to substantiate its claims. This is now causing a growing number of mainstream US politicians to question whether the US should go to war with Iraq. Is that really Scott Ritter's view (July 2002) today? With all the oil smuggled out, the fact that Chinese and Russian technical guys are in Iraq??