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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (147875)	9/22/2002 4:52:06 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Respond to of 164684

I bet the real estate market in Tikrit has slowed: washingtonpost.com If I were Saddam's generals, I'd be thinking regime change after this detailed leak, which is totally sanctioned, IMO. This article is based on more than two dozen interviews with uniformed and civilian Defense officials, with some advisers to Rumsfeld, and with independent military analysts and strategists who have knowledge of Pentagon thinking. It reflects their understanding of the issues confronting Rumsfeld, Franks and their colleagues and the emerging blueprint for battle. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke declined to discuss specifics of this report, but said the department opposes publication of articles that discuss the possible conduct of war. The Post has on its own initiative withheld operational details that could potentially endanger U.S. troops. The military plans discussed in this report are still options being debated.

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (147875)	9/22/2002 6:07:31 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Respond to of 164684

OK, Rumsfeld didn't like the Post article: Referring to military sources cited by the Post, he added: "You're quoting some person, low level, (who) doesn't know what's going on, doesn't have very good sense, or he wouldn't be talking. "...what the president (Bush) will decide to do is entirely in the future. And no such decisions have been made." reuters.com

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (147875)	9/22/2002 7:43:09 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 164684

<<PS: Re "that would be a sort of "fast-track" disarm or else policy -- but it is still completely different from regime change as a policy." That's rich - "fast-track disarm or we'll kick your butt, but we still won't call it regime change.">> There is no equivalence whatsoever between these two policies - you are simply ignorant of the distinction. The fact that you do not grasp the difference between fundamentally different policies -- disarmament and regime change -- pretty much disqualifies you as an serious discussant of the Iraqi situation.