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To: Bilow who wrote (48183)	9/30/2002 7:54:57 AM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Carl, I gather from your posts that your pretty much an isolationist. In the post-vietnam era you are very much against engagement, particularly in murky areas without assured departure scenarios. Out of interest, two questions: 1) What would you do with Saddam (if anything)? 2) Do we have, or should we take, responsibility to take action in situations like the Balkans and Rwanda (as a rich powerful country)? John

To: Bilow who wrote (48183)	9/30/2002 10:25:19 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

One option to contain Saddam at that stage would be to supply Kuwait, Saudi Arabia or Iran with nukes. Not on your life... :0) Another option would be for those countries to allow the US to station soldiers (with nukes) in their territory. Possible.. But isn't the whole basis for the Bin Laden's appeal to the "arab street" in that he opposed Saudi Arabiap permitting "infidels" to station their troops in their holy country?? Personally, I don't want the US to be forced to engage in another long lasting face off such as we endured during the cold war.. And I certainly don't want to have to do it in the Middle East. Do you know how hard it will be recruit young American boys with visions of long, sweltering days in the Desert sun?? Because this ain't Germany... (which we still don't want to leave.. hehe).. Their ain't no Alps... only sand dunes... And there ain't no beer, or Oktoberfest, or lederhosen... Just desalinated water, daily calls to prayer, and black veils... And after last night's 60 minutes, you're going to have a hard time getting the American people to make a long term committment toward stationing tens of thousands of troops there. Hawk