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To: paul_philp who wrote (61466)	12/13/2002 2:26:56 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 281500

So true, paul!! It takes no particular talent to find a good argument to avoid war. War is risk. It is a rare talent, these days, to find people who can argue against war and own up to the risk of inaction. It may calm our anxieties to shift the location of the enemy from 'out there' to 'in here' but it does nothing to lessen the threat.

To: paul_philp who wrote (61466)	12/13/2002 3:39:17 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Looks like the Russian Parliament wants to hang on to the past. Daily Brickbat Absurd news bites, served fresh every day. By Charles Oliver Spell It Like It Sounds (12/13) Cyrillic will become Russia's only legal alphabet if senators vote for legislation already approved by the parliament's lower house. The bill directly targets autonomous regions such as Chechnya and Tartarstan, which have changed the written form of their local dialects from Cyrillic to Latin. Backers of the Latin alphabet say it is more easily adapted in the age of the Internet and globalization and allows speakers of non-Russian Turkic languages to more accurately express their phonetics.

To: paul_philp who wrote (61466)	12/13/2002 6:58:20 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 281500

It is a rare talent, these days, to find people who can argue against war and own up to the risk of inaction. I think that's a very fair assessment, Paul. Derek

To: paul_philp who wrote (61466)	12/13/2002 9:36:18 AM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There is a risk/benefit assessment that needs to be made. What I do find unconscionable are the people who condem the idea of war while denying or avoiding making this risk/reward assessment. Iran and N. Korea, the other 2 in the Axis have WMD and we know/knew it. The Administrations's policy lacks: proprotionality, logic, consistency, evidence, sound arguments, . Korea HAS WMD but we will pursue Diplomacy. Iran has WMD, our policy is:_____________. Deterrence worked with the Soviet Union for years. Pakist and and India are deterring each other fine. BTWay, WMD stockpile in Old Russia are at risk of contamination and/or falling into the wrong hands. Because Of these facts, my risk/reward scenario goes like this: Until I beleive the ever changing estimations of this Administration I am not willing to risk one life. Soldiers must not die because of folly, fuzzy thinking or everchanging motives. Finally, the implementation skills of this Administration is poor. Look at how they have handled this whole thing since August. Did they not project that Saddam would use every skill to avoid entrapment? The delivery of the 11,00o pages should have been forseen. The Administration looks inept. Good thing they are covering the news cycle with this Lott crap. Notice how Iraq is down to the 3rd or 4th lead? As far as Lott goes, he is being sacrificed to keep the public's mind off the Eleven-thousand-page-document fiasco and clean-up some personel risks from big mouths.. And please, who in the world is unfamiliar with Lott's stand on segregation. Why do we swallow this crap? You notice, the Dems aren't the big voices, the Republicans are. So until the Administration makes me a believer in their rhetoric, I am unwilling to risk a single soldier's life. Rascal@wariseasypeaceisharder.com