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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (85607)	3/24/2003 9:59:06 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Columnist William Raspberry captures how I feel right now... In Support, But Still Skeptical By William Raspberry Columnist The Washington Post Monday, March 24, 2003 washingtonpost.com <<...My fear is the victory will prove Pyrrhic, in the dictionary meaning of the term -- "costly to the point of outweighing expected benefits." The costs include the erosion of America's credibility in the world. We will prove what was never in doubt: that we are the mightiest nation, militarily, in the history of the world. We will prove, as well, that this administration can be counted on to deliver on its threats. But can the world -- can we at home -- count on the people who lead us to tell us the truth about their motives? The shifting rationales offered for launching this war have come across as the spiel of a salesman with a single-product inventory -- designed not to find out what the customer wants but how to get him to buy what the salesman is determined to sell...>> © 2003 The Washington Post Company