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To: maceng2 who wrote (50713)	10/10/2002 5:04:26 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 281500

So who is Robert Skidelsky? I remember the name now.. amazon.com

To: maceng2 who wrote (50713)	10/10/2002 5:11:24 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The United States wants to remove Saddam Hussein from power; its main allies would be content with his disarmament. The United States, therefore, wants to keep the United Nations weapons inspectors out of Iraq; its allies want to get them back in. Correction: our allies want to get inspectors back in for the sake of inspections. Even the dullest dullard can comprehend that disarming a regime absolutely bent on possessing WMD is fruitless. As soon as Iraq is certified "disarmed" and everyone moves on, the inspectors leave, and France and Russia get the sanctions lifted, Saddam will rebuild his WMD programs double-time. Remove the source of the trouble and get it over with. Derek

To: maceng2 who wrote (50713)	10/10/2002 7:39:28 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Robert Skidelsky I think this Gentleman has a good bit wrong, but is close to the truth on two points. 1) >>> The first lies in the area of psychological reassurance. The American people, devastated by the attack of Sept. 11, are looking to their government to restore a vanished invulnerability.<<<< 2) >>>Secondly, the United States is probably trying to alter the balance of power in the Middle East in favor of Israel by setting up a client state in Baghdad. Finally, and somewhat at odds with the first reason, the United States today is immensely conscious of its power to reshape international relations to its own and -- it would say -- the world's benefit.<<<< I think the first statement is "on the mark." The second one is wrong about Israel. We want to change to balance of power in our favor, and Israel is a side benefit of that. The rest is probably correct.

To: maceng2 who wrote (50713)	10/10/2002 10:36:26 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

War on Iraq: Who Needs It? themoscowtimes.com By Robert Skidelsky To Our Readers Pearly, Thanks for the post. I was about to skip it, then discovered your additional link to his book on Keynes. That meant I had to read it because I've read such good things about that book. The points he makes are very good ones. Very hard headed analysis.