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To: wonk who wrote (71843)	2/6/2003 1:12:59 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

If so, what will other countries do? They will re-arm as fast as their populations permit (or in the case of the more despotic governments, as fast as the money is available). National interest always comes first. Furthermore, it will immensely accelerate the development of weapons of mass destruction by all countries if for nothing less than a check on a no longer altruistic (at least perceptually) United States Good post....and this is clearly one of the risks for the US, particuarly if we go it alone. However, the unspoken corollary to the reluctant use of our power was the security that American's felt at home. Unfortunately, Al-Qaeda shattered that part of the formula. Clearly, the administration believes that the only way to reestablish that security is to try and bring democracy to the ME. I think the various comments by Bush need to be seen as more than a nice turn of phrase. He really does believe that it is not only possible, but necessary, to bring freedom to that part of the world. As has been stated here relatively often....it is a high-risk, high reward type of move. Slacker