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To: Mannie who wrote (7944)	10/9/2002 1:25:19 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

1974 all over again? decisionpoint.com

To: Mannie who wrote (7944)	10/9/2002 1:32:35 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." - Vernon Law Great article Scott...thanks for posting it...The potential War in Iraq impacts ALL of us whether we like it or not...It's also having a significant impact on our economy and the global markets...I worry that The U.S. is getting distracted from our real threats and priorities...This quote from the article starts to address that... <<...But credible reports in Washington suggest that military planners worry that an attack on Iraq will divert intelligence resources, spy satellites, reconnaissance aircraft and Special Forces members who speak Arabic from anti-terrorist efforts in Afghanistan and other theaters of interest. Retired Army General Henry H. Shelton, recently chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said, "If we get drawn into something in Iraq, then our forces will go very heavily there, and it will be hard to sustain the momentum in the war on terrorism."...>>