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To: michael97123 who wrote (75517)	2/19/2003 9:49:50 AM
From: E. T.	Respond to of 281500

Good one, thanks.eom

To: michael97123 who wrote (75517)	2/19/2003 9:53:16 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

it mirrors a point i have tried to make here on several occasions regarding isolationism. The author claims Robert Byrd's rhetoric is a whole lot like Bob Tafts was just before WW2. This is also what i sense from several anti-bush policy folks on this thread. I have been "scratching my ass and thinking about the opposition," to paraphrase LBJ. I think it could be a Isolationism to some extent, a tendency to want to "look inward," as Europe has. Part of it is what Judt described on "Charlie Rose" last night as his "gut," no trust in our Administration. This is fueled by a partisan opposition on the part of some, and a genuine professional dislike for the Neocons on the part of others. I think a large part of it is a genuine feeling of pacifism, that built up during Vietnam, and has expanded while we have got fat, dumb and happy. Look how tough a sale "Gulf one" was, even with an outrageous Dictator's direct action of aggression. I think we will look back on this year 20 years from now and have gratitude toward a gutty Texan who stood up to the world and did what was right. TWT.