To: jjayxxxx who wrote (160632 ) 2/11/2003 4:44:39 PM From: tejek Respond to of 1576002 Take off your I HATE GWB glasses for a minute and think about the situation. Iraq has WMD, but refuses to give them up, even with the whole world basically DEMANDING it. We've been attacked with 'conventional' weapons, but to a devastating effect. UBL shows more of his colors by asking all muslims to join Iraq in the fight against us. It doesn't have to be a direct tie. You just have to set aside your own personal hatred for the current administration and look at it without bias. Think of it as an 'out of body' experience. <g> You honestly think my dislike of Bush has determined my position on Iraq? That's the equivalent of leaving your house unlocked so that when you get robbed you can blame it on the local police chief whom you don't like. IMO its the like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Did it ever occur to you that all the people objecting are doing so not because they don't like Bush but because they legitimately don't think what he's doing makes good sense? Just as you did with the discussion over the EC by implying that I really didn't understand what the EC is all about, you are doing the same thing with this issue....suggesting my opinion is what it is because I am from another planet and that my opinions on serious issues are motivated simply by hatred of Bush. Well, you are entitled to believe what you want but don't think that it minimizes the difference of opinion we have on the subject.When Clinton did Bosnia I thought it might be wag the dog, etc, etc, but in the end, I looked past the political nature of the leader and all the other reasons he had for doing it, and I agreed that it was the right thing to do because it was the right thing to do. I guess I'm asking you to do the same. I wish I could say the same about Iraq. ted