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To: stan_hughes who wrote (191625)	9/12/2002 10:31:40 AM
From: BDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Finish the War. Liberate Iraq. By BOB KERREY online.wsj.com COMMENTARY Finish the War. Liberate Iraq. By BOB KERREY Once again Americans are debating whether we should go to war. Once again we are confused and ambivalent as we consider the necessity of using violent, deadly means to accomplish a peaceful objective. And once again the object of our concern is Iraq... Some of the confusion is due to forgetfulness. Here are a few facts and dates... We presume incorrectly that the choice is between an invasion or nothing when the truth is that our current multilateral military effort already qualifies as an invasion of Iraq. The real choice is between sustaining a military effort designed to contain Saddam Hussein and a military effort designed to replace him. In my mind the case for the second choice is overwhelming. At the very least the U.S. should increase its military support to Iraqi opposition groups so that they have a fighting chance on the ground to succeed in regime change. At most the U.S. should be trying to convince our allies that we cannot afford the current military effort to contain Iraq. Regime change is the only way we can safely reduce our military commitment to the region. But regime change will unquestionably require a different -- and probably larger -- military effort than the one we are currently using.