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To: spiral3 who wrote (83642)	3/19/2003 2:55:20 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Actually, I think the whole Monica affair hurt the nation more than Clinton here. If he would have pressed hard for an invasion, or even a serious pummelling, he would have been accused of "wagging the dog." Not that I think he would have gone through with an invasion in any case, but I definately think the ever appearance-fixated Clinton ruled it out in large part because of how it would have been percieved. So in my opinion, a very serious national security concern was sidelined because of the domestic politics. We stepped on our own dick on that account I fear. Derek