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Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (293)	3/19/2003 6:33:26 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

The article you linked pretty much describes the reality of how we got to where we are today. I still wonder if 9/11 would have happened had America showed up at the International Conference Against Racism in August of 9/11, as a leader rather than with its threat of a boycott and reluctant participation with prescribed guidelines. I mean this is hardly the kind of behavior that'll make a terrorist think twice before acting. What exactly was the tinderbox incident that put Al Qaeda on those planes? For that matter, where is the US commission to investigate this? I'm surprised so few people in America actually were able to come to the conclusion that indeed the last Gulf War, putting the US military on Saudi territory was the tinderbox incident for Al Qaeda's organizational growth. We're left with in the midst of what certainly will become one of the world's greatest tragedies, this war; and we're left in the midst of this war with a twofold dilemma: a) failure of America's media and its measure of reporting; and, b) a failure to lead in a cohesive direction that actually begins to tackle the problems which give rise to terrorism. Odds are matters will, most unfortunately, only get worse.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (293)	3/19/2003 6:49:38 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21614

The article accurately summarizes the situation. Had the U.S. leaned more on Israel to stop illegal settlements over the past several years, the number of terrorist activities in Israel as well as around the world would be far fewer. It is significant that not a single Arab country has provided any armed forces in this war, in contrast to 1991. It is also significant that not even Turkey has allowed the U.S. to use bases there as a staging ground for invading Iraq. If things go wrong, the U.S. almost alone will be held responsible (financially and otherwise). In the space of hardly more than two years, Bush has succeeded in losing support from the Arab world and most other nations. This is the way to run the government -- into the ground. In looking at historical precedents, one should be mindful of what happened when Sweden decided to overextend itself and attack a good part of Europe to the south. Sweden was so impoverished as a result that for many of its people there was only one way out--move to America. Has Bush thought about what might happen to Americans forced to pay for a war like this? So far he's simply ignored the issue by saying everything will be done in a couple of weeks. Art