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To: Rascal who wrote (47279)	9/26/2002 5:24:18 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<<Lindy do you have me on ignore???>>> Naaah. I only have two people on "ignore." The one that never gets the facts straight, and the one that is the "Cut and Paste" champion.

To: Rascal who wrote (47279)	9/26/2002 5:51:15 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

As an old banker I find this sooooo Attractive Well everybody is supposed to have their price -g- But we are not talking just Saddam here. It's the predominant forces in the Baath party plus his offspring. I think a few Baath party deaths could help negotiations in the USA favor. Do you have preliminary cost estimates in mind that would do the job ? Costs of bribes vs cost of war?? Perhaps it would be best to quote the figures in 30 mm anti tank rounds and smart bomb costs rather then US dollars and cents, just so the military can weigh up the odds. Just joking of course -g- There are real stakes on the table now. I think we will find there will be enough evidence to start this war on Iraq. Bush and co are just breaking the news to us gently imho. Bottom line is:- Are you and I willing to possibly sacrifice our armed forces lives, even perhaps are own and our families lives in this war? It's just a matter of weighing up the pros and cons. The evidence I have gathered up over the last day or two says I back Bush and Blair.

To: Rascal who wrote (47279)	9/27/2002 1:36:25 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 281500

LOL! Dredge up Kennedy. Compare the Iraqi containment to the Cuban containment. Imagine that Kennedy had maintained the naval blockade of Cuba for 11 years while Soviet freighters passed through to Cuba with impunity. I don't think the author would be holding Kennedy as such a paragon of virtuous restraint. The US navy FIRED on Soviet freighters that attempted to break the blockade, and Kennedy mobilized the Army and Air Force in the Gulf Coast for an invasion, if necessary. The Soviets blinked. Saddam hasn't. Whatcha gonna do? Derek