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To: tejek who wrote (161570)	2/19/2003 10:07:36 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578139

I think the global opposition to the war is telling; you think that it doesn't matter The "global opposition" is insignificant in number. A couple million people worldwide, motivated by every cause from gun control to abortion, organized by ANSWER International (which really says it all), most of whom are totally ignorant of the underlying rationale, and most of whom would protest watermelon if given a chance. Further, any president who would give EVEN THE SLIGHTEST consideration to such protests would be grossly incompetent. The same is true of cow-towing to the French who are acting out of their own financial interests.

To: tejek who wrote (161570)	2/19/2003 5:39:26 PM
From: jjayxxxx	Respond to of 1578139

Look we're both adults and we both have had experiences that have lead us to different conclusions re. this war. True. I think the global opposition to the war is telling; you think that it doesn't matter.......that its the right/moral thing to do. Not true. I think global opposition is a factor, just like everything else. I just think that in this case, the other factors outweigh the global opposition. (There is also global support for the war, but my statement stands even if there weren't.) Time and the war will tell us who's right. No, the right thing to do is the right thing to do. Trying to stop a mugger, whether during or after the crime, might get you hurt or even killed, but that doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do. The difference here is, we are not weaklings: we've got a very effective military force that should be able to disarm the mugger. What you mean is, time will tell if we can successfully disarm him or not, and how badly we (and innocent civilians) get injured in the process. I think it has to be done either way, otherwise the mugging will continue, and we might be next. JJ