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To: Sojourner Smith who wrote (1412)	2/9/2003 9:09:54 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Respond to of 11447

i have no idea what the koreans are after. not a clue. and i don't care. if i were president and my kid was manning the DMZ i'd have a meeting with the heads of south korea, china, and japan. i'd tell the lot of them that it was their backyard, my boys were coming home for christmas, and they could bloody well deal with that sh*t. for god's sake, if they're going to be shooting nukes at each other, let's get the shooting done before the nutjob in pyongyang figures out how to add a couple more stages to his missiles and takes out seattle. since iraq is no threat to north america, i would remove sanctions and start using saddam the way he was being used by reagan and bushOne: as a lever on the reglious nutballs on his borders. saddam was a far better ally than the Riyadh Whackos have been and, besides, it's about time the saudis, the real criminals of 9-11, get a serious smack upside the head. there is still a little voice in my head that questions whether the entire decade plus long adventure with saddam hasn't been like WWF: one elaborately staged hoax where both participants know full well what is going on. or maybe i'm just paranoid.

To: Sojourner Smith who wrote (1412)	2/9/2003 10:08:09 PM
From: farkarooski	Respond to of 11447

<<IMO, this is one of the most pivotal moments in history. >> should we rejoice the fact that we are living in interesting time ...

To: Sojourner Smith who wrote (1412)	2/9/2003 11:24:17 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 11447

Interesting suppositions. I submit: Best case North Korea is an overthrow from within and re-unification. A financial burden on the south no doubt but I'm sure some interested parties could be induced to pony up some aid. It wouldn't be like they were pouring it down some black hole. Worst case Iraq is an overthrow from within by fundamentalists. This is precisely something the US wants to prevent. With Iran now slightly moderating it would be bad news all around. Could Arabia be far behind in that case ? Think not. Second worst case Iraq: US goes it alone and takes over the oil fields. I'd bet on renewed heavy terrorist backlash. I'm afraid this one's in the cards. Best case for Iraq is a UN led invasion and occupation until the rest of the region is stabilized. Didn't say good, just best. I don't feel many are facing the realities. Which are not really good whatever decision is made. --- I agree. regards Kastel CCC Win-Lose-Draw, just noticed the thread. Good luck. EDIT in keeping with the thread's topic. Secular gold bull has started. Down to about 15% PM by portfolio weight. Expecting a crap in your drawers (is that ok to say :o) correction to reload back to 40-50%. Also like NG weighted CanRoys (have a lot) going forward and some base metal plays (have a bit) to take advantage of China.