Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KLP who wrote (75454)	2/19/2003 12:32:30 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

But John, after 12 years, and added weapons, millions killed, what is your argument to win the peace??? Check my soon-to-be-published book, Karen. ;-) In short, calls for far too long a reply. At least given that I have another life or two to live outside this thread. I think, however, the critical difference I have with you on this point are: (1) I don't see Iraq as an immediate or near term threat to US interests; (2) I see an invasion of Iraq as producing one of the great blowbacks of all time in the Arab world and thus increasing our vulnerability rather than decreasing it; (3) that Iraq is debatably containable right now; and (4) this all takes focus away from addressing Al Q, attacking it and fashioning a foreign policy which reduces its ability to recruit. Didn't see Blair but I have great respect for him.