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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rollcast... who wrote (8783)	2/16/2003 3:53:54 AM
From: BubbaFred	Respond to of 25898

All of us do not like Saddam Hussein. The proposed implementation of his removal is different. Some of us values human lives more than others. This war will engage enormous fire power that the number of civilian casualties could be enormous. That's what some of us don't like to see. Afterall we have not invented any Godly power that enable us to snuff out Saddam Husein in his sleep. Realistically, there is more than morals, ethics, freedom, and democracy baloneys. If it were based on these factore, we need to reflect deeply why there are and have been many oppressive dictators that the US wouldn't care about. Most of us couldn't care either. We look at the short and long term consequences of the proposed actions: domestic and world economies; financial cost; what will become of the impacted region; perception domestically and internationally; impact on local population and infrastructure; potential mishaps and their solutions; impact on established rules, laws, partnerships and agreements; public reactions domestically and internationally; etc. There are so many factors to consider, prioritize, and evaluate the various factors in implementation of proposed action, particularly one of this magnitude. This is where differences lie and a delineation arise that is grouped into the "Ayes" or "Nays" general groups. The proposed action on Iraq is very complex and requires critical evaluation. There are flaws big enough to cause rifts among traditionally common partners in UN and NATO.