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To: KonKilo who wrote (76610)	2/22/2003 3:36:31 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

"Leave 'em there as the compliance stick. " Shilo, In the end when you make a threat you have to follow thru or you have no credibility in the future. Thats what deterrence and containment are all about. Those who argue for containment now do NOT understand what it entails. If the Soviets hadnt believed that we would use nukes if they had attacked Western europe, they might have attacked. 35,000 americans in korea as tripwire are just that--when they are attacked we are at war. Saddam has failed to be contained by the UN for 12 years. For the US to contain iraq requires the use of the force that has been threatened. Mike PS Who pays for them to stay by the way and how do you bear the expense of rotation in order to keep force primed to go?

To: KonKilo who wrote (76610)	2/22/2003 5:15:22 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Who said anything about the troops going home? They can't stay there more than a few months, ShilohCat. It's impossible for a dozen different reasons.

To: KonKilo who wrote (76610)	2/23/2003 2:37:56 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

res- Who said anything about the troops going home? Woah! I could write a book based on that remark, but I'll try and keep it to a few paragraphs... That attitude represents a disengaged and callous thought process toward the men and women who serve in our military. Nice quality of life, living in the desert and receiving telegrams from home, basically forever. Which country in the middle east would build the housing, the barracks, and the training center for military personnel who intend to stay indefinitely? America can't afford (and I mean spiritually), to keep a 150 thousand manned army on the doorsteps of Iraq forever. Behind practically every one of those numbers is a father, mother, or son, who longs to be home and is deeply affected by the separation. Most Americans haven't a clue of the toll it takes on military families, who worry and pray night after night for their loved ones to return. These people aren't machines. It's tough enough getting people to volunteer to take three year assignments overseas in Europe, where the host country has gone out of its way to provide infrastructure support. Hussein must disarm, he must show us where the WMD are and destroy them immediately! Anything less is a dangerous game, a complete waste of time. He's had nearly twelve years to comply with U.N mandates and has toyed with the world for far too long.