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To: zonder who wrote (68804)	3/18/2003 9:19:51 AM
From: Fred Levine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Frankly, I expected a better speech from Cook. Clearly Iraq is weak. However, so is bin Laden and he was/is a threat. Nowhere did Cook mention the crimes against humanity record of Saddam. Something that is the centerpiece if Blair's position. In fact, Blair is my hero, and does seem to have a moral vision which led to our intervention in the Balkans. He was the only leader with that vision. In addition, Cook used the old cheap trick of blaming Israel. Indeed 242 called for withdrawal, but not full withdrawal from the occupied teritories. Full withdrawal was not called for because the Jordanians had desecrated sites sacred to the Jews and that security needs of Israel were considered. Cook, obviously, knows this but wants to pour fuel on a fire. Mentioning the Palestinian position without considering the intifada and Israel's security needs is dishonest. I think that resignation over principle is often admirable. However distorting facts is not. fred