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To: American Spirit who wrote (63724)	12/30/2002 11:01:51 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I found this article in Liberty Magazine...Iraq: The Wrong Place, the Wrong Time, the Wrong War by Gene Healy (these guys support the constitution) "Invading and occupying Iraq will likely undermine American national security, perhaps catastrophically so..... The Administration argues that Saddam Hussein may not be deterrable. But it has provided no reason to believe that deterrence - which sufficed to contain nuclear-armed Mao and Stalin, the gold and silver medallists in the 20th Century's genocidal Olympics - will not work. It ignores the fact that Hussein has demonstrably and repeatedly been deterred from using weapons of mass destruction against enemies capable, like the US, of massive retaliation. The administration argues that Hussein has links to al Qaeda and may have had a hand in Sept.11. But its evidence on those counts amounts to a plea of 'trust us'. Finally, the administration argues that forcible regime change can lead to a free, prosperous, and democratic Iraq, which will serve as a beacon to surrounding nations. but it ignores the much greater risk that an invasion will increase the risk of terrorist attacks in both the short term by making Hussein undeterrable and the long term by leading to a newly empowered al Qaeda...." It's quite a lengthy article and very good reading full of pertinent info... I recommend picking up a copy of "Liberty" from Borders or Barnes and Noble and reading this excellent article. Wait, quick excerpt: In the process of winning the war, we'll provide al Qaeda with propaganda footage sufficient to recruit the next generation of jihadis Oh, another good point...When CNN purchased a cache of al Qaeda training tapes last August, they were surprised that the collection included a documentary that was highly critical of Saddam Hussein.