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To: SilentZ who wrote (161302)	2/17/2003 7:39:47 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574122

Spain and Germany have done an excellent job of capturing al Qaeda. What makes you think they are doing nada? They're doing quite a bit. I just don't think it's necessarily fair to say that since we'd like to go after Iraq and they don't, they care more about chasing down al-Qaida than we do. I do think its fair because the Europeans have been and are continuing to be very concerned and were taking active steps well before 9/11, and I don't see that happening here. There is nothing I watch more closely than the actual war on terrorism in the US as well as elsewhere in the world. Bush and the GOP notwithstanding, those are where my major concerns lie. I see the sleeper cells as the ultimate threat to this country because its they who will perpetrate the next disaster, not Saddam or even OBL himself. And I don't see the level of activity here as I see in Europe. My observation, of course, is anecdotal so I could well be wrong but I don't think so. Sorry, I am not afraid. The Taepo ding dong has hardly been tested and kim jong doesn't want to die.......and just for the record, I am in its flight path. Right... but they've gotten pretty far... how much longer can North Korea be allowed to go on its current path until they have a sure-shot missile? They're getting there. And what would you have us do.....open a third front to this war after Afghanistan and Iraq? Which one has the greatest priority in your mind? Who provides the most serious threat? How much is your push for US policing of the world motivated by concerns over Israel? You've got it backwards... my concerns over Israel fit in neatly with my ideal of the U.S.'s role in the world. Israel is a democracy in a sea of nasty dictatorships and a fast ally with the U.S.. Remember, the Arabs allied themselves with the Nazis, and then the Soviet Union, and now many with Iraq and/or al-Qaida (though it's pretty divided). Having said that, we have to consider policing Israel as well... there's going to have to be a point where we impose our will for a final settlement on both the Israelis and the Palestinians, but whatever the final settlement is, it'll have to hold the security of Israel as most important. Its interesting the number of issues your one paragraph brings up for American foreign policy. This AM, I was scanning quickly the Parade magazine, ignoring their discovery of Avril Lavigne as a soon to be pop legend <g> and reviewing their list of the ten most dangerous dictators in the world. Even I was surprised when they ranked the Saudis, a close ally, number 4. Its scary when Parade magazine calls it like they see it. LOL ted Enter symbols or keywords for search: QuotesStock TalkChartsNewsPeople Symbol Lookup Subject Titles Only Full Text Go to Top Terms of Use Got a comment, question or suggestion? Contact Silicon Investor.