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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (66846)	1/18/2003 11:44:22 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

But what is the policy of these protesters, besides No War? CNN and other stations cut off any interview after two sentences.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (66846)	1/19/2003 12:14:20 AM
From: XBrit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

<<But what is the policy of these protesters, besides No War?>> I can only speak for myself. Personally, I believe that a unilateral, unprovoked invasion and occupation of Iraq by the U.S. would irreparably damage this country's moral authority and respect in the world, and over time cause more violence and death than it can prevent. Politically, I am a moderate centrist. The last time I got seriously stirred up was 1979 or so, in England. I felt strongly that Margaret Thatcher should be elected to reverse an excessive swing toward socialism in the society and economy. That was the era when the top rate for income tax was 98%. My impression of the San Francisco march was that it was not at all dominated by far-left activists. I saw a few, yes. But I also saw, and talked to, a bunch of ordinary people like myself, who appeared to have similar motivations. As far as definite policies on Iraq, I support either: (a) continuation of the existing policies of containment and aggressive inspections, or (b) regime change by force following a resolution of the UN Security Council. Hussein is an evil man.. my only, but large, problem is with unilateral and unprovoked US military action. I've been reasonably happy with a green card and no voting rights since 1981, but this year I'm naturalizing because I need to vote against Bush in '04.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (66846)	1/19/2003 2:26:37 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I suppose it's a policy of sorts, but it will give Saddam Hussein carte blanche to gas the Kurds and Shi'a again. I mean, do you have to think hard to realize that Saddam Hussein will take back complete control over Iraq immediately, and over most of the Persian Gulf in the near term? Isn't it a no-brainer? I have a new slogan for them. I goes like this: "No War NOW! More War LATER!" Think it will go over? Derek

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (66846)	1/19/2003 12:08:41 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

So how come the fuzz-brains pushing this policy all congratulate themselves as the only true humanitarians on the planet? This is what I mean by not having an adult argument. "Fuzz brains." A genuinely adult argument.