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To: Fred Levine who wrote (67679)	2/7/2003 9:13:59 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 70976

But this is not a proper answer Fred. I am not discussing their sanity or humanity. I am discussing reasons for invading Iraq. Do you have an answer for the issues I raised? Do you see a flaw in the reasoning? I am all ears for those. But your one liner about Bin Laden adds nothing to the debate. ST

To: Fred Levine who wrote (67679)	2/7/2003 9:34:36 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

BTW, you don't have to just take my word for it. Take a look at the report by Professor Paul Rogers (he should know a thing or two, he has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for over 20 years and lectures at universities and defence colleges in several countries) oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk Here is a highlight from the report: Even on the "best-case" outcome of regime destruction with minimal loss of life, the effect of replacing Saddam Hussein with a client regime would be deeply counterproductive. A pro-American regime in Baghdad would be seen across the region as a puppet government through which the US seeks to control Iraq's oil, currently four times the size of total US oil reserves including Alaska. This would be a "gift" to al-Qaida and other paramilitary groups who have long claimed that the United States in the Gulf solely because of the region's oil reserves. Support for such groups would rise, with an increased risk of further paramilitary attacks on the US and other states involved in the war. ST