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To: Alighieri who wrote (154721)	11/12/2002 4:43:40 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580154

The very absence of a clear American interest made what Clinton did in the Balkans sort of noble Oh, I get it. We shouldn't attack Iraq unless they attack us ON AMERICAN SOIL first -- I think you said that a while back. Further, the fact that there IS a clear American national security interest in Iraq makes it a less legitimate target than the Balkans, because we didn't have a national security interest there. You're really cooking now ... making some real sense now, Al... But it was not pre-emptive Iraq isn't really pre-emptive either. Although, a time has come when we must act pre-emptively in order to preserve the things that thousands of Americans have died for in the past. It is appropriate.