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To: Alighieri who wrote (157503)	1/7/2003 10:36:35 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579857

Labeling a country with a formidable military a member of the "axis of evil" would in any book qualify with talk loudly (and carelessly), not softly. NOBODY, NOBODY, liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, disputes the fact that the countries so labeled are APPROPRIATELY labeled. Are YOU? If the label is appropriate, how can you possibly consider it "talking loudly"? Bush was simply stating the facts, obvious facts, trying to make it more obvious to the world what we're dealing with when we take on terrorism. Referring the matter to the IAEA and the UN and "we will deal with NK diplomatically" is carrying no stick of course. NK is undeterred, unafraid. We've discussed the obvious hypocrisy in your remarks. However, what I see is simply a president being prudent. Because of a former administration's gross incompetence, NK now has nukes. It ought to open your eyes with respect to Iraq. Instead, you have your head buried in an extremist liberal dogma. these men could easily let the situation get the better of them and really escalate the NK situation dangeraously (re: Rumsfeld's comments about multiple wars). You are FUNNY -- so tied up in liberal views you can't carry on a sensible conversation. In once sentence you criticize the administration for "carrying no stick", and in the next you criticize Rumsfeld for making the size of the stick obvious (i.e., giving an honest answer to a reporter's question). Would you have had him lie, and say we can't handle it?

To: Alighieri who wrote (157503)	1/7/2003 11:48:46 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579857

Al, <Labeling a country with a formidable military a member of the "axis of evil" would in any book qualify with talk loudly (and carelessly), not softly. ... NK is undeterred, unafraid.> On the contrary. North Korea has a huge army, but they won't stand a chance against South Korea and the U.S. Remember, they won't have China to bail them out this time. As for North Korea being undeterred and unafraid, do you really think they should be? Everything points to their strategy being ultra-stupid. How can you fault Bush for that? <Short of a deadly, horrible war, and crawling back for help to the agencies he discredited in the Iraq situation, there seems to be very little GW can do.> On the contrary, there is a LOT GW can do with diplomacy. If you can't figure it out, search for my previous posts on the subject: Message 18400825 Message 18397220 Message 18391284 Tenchusatsu