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To: BigBull who wrote (40958)	8/30/2002 11:35:59 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 281500

Mr Kurtz builds a nice strawman argument here. I know of very few proponents of the war on Iraq who argue the military campaign will be a quick and easy one, nor that very few troops will be needed. res-Proponents of the war argue, against all this, that the military campaign will be quick and easy; that relatively few troops will be needed; that Saddam's forces will surrender to the inevitable, as they did in the Gulf War; and that a democratic Iraq will be quickly and successfully established, thus serving as an attractive model for other states in the region. All of this is possible, but it seems more sensible than the hawks concede to hedge these several bets.

To: BigBull who wrote (40958)	8/30/2002 12:43:45 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Yes, excellent article What has not been recognized, in other words, is the extent to which Saddam's possession of weapons of mass destruction has already changed the power equation in the Middle East — to the point where the American military itself is reluctant to take on Iraq Just imagine how many options we will have left after Saddam gets nukes! It's strange, though, to think that the brass is really hesitating over Saddam's chemical weapons. Israeli Chief of Staff Ya'alon just said rather pointedly that Saddam's WMDs are not keeping him up at night. However, Saddam would have to use SCUDs to get them to Israel, unless he smuggles them to the Palestinians, and the Israelis can intercept both the SCUDs and the Pals to a large extent.