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To: TimF who wrote (160128)	2/5/2003 8:34:00 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1579364

Of course the upside can exceed the downside even if the downside is not minimal but I think you are understating the downside a bit. Perhaps a bit. But my point is that even without Powell's presentation today, without direct evidence of Iraq's transgressions, it is a no-brainer that we should deal with the problem decisively. Certainly, the argument that war with Iraq is a "huge mistake" is not a sensible argument, even in the worst case scenario. For example, if we get engaged in a war with Iraq and our military is attached with Chemical weapons. This would be a horrible tragedy, but the war is nontheless a good, necessary and righteous thing to have done, and without it, the problem only gets worse with the passage of time. Sooner or later, we have to deal with this problem. In my experience, most problems that are let go get worse with time. Perhaps a more accurate statement is the upside outweighs the downside many times over...