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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (85614)	3/24/2003 10:27:35 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I knew we could agree on something. <g> As to nation building, colonization ect.......... As it is true that neither of us have a crystal ball we will just have to wait and see. If this country, under the orders of this administration, ends up occupying or colonizing Iraq for the long term (something I firmly doubt) I will say you are right. But as you say, we will see. It is absolutely astonishing that those who oppose what we are doing in Iraq won't discuss the threat to America that has been explicitly expressed. It is absolutely astonishing that 12 years of direct violation of UNSC resolutions have been ignored by SH, even though he admits having WMD, and those opposed to what we are doing refuse to even acknowledge that fact. I haven't seen one post by you that has argued that aspect of this war. That is too bad because I believe that is the prime motivation behind everything that we are doing, and I believe every American soldier fighting this war agrees with me. All of us cannot be wrong. M

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (85614)	3/24/2003 3:16:15 PM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

So are you saying all this talk about nation building and domino effect is just BS on the part of the administration? They are pretty hard to accomplish with colonization (be it direct or by proxy). From reading all of these posts it is readily apparent that one of the main objections to the war is that at the end there is a (false) dilemma - either 'Abandon' Iraq (with all the negative connotations involved in the word 'abandon') OR 'Colonize' (again with all the negative connotations) since 'Nation building'='colonize' in the mind of the anti-war group. Can there not be middle ground? Although Jacob refused to answer, perhaps you will. Given that we are where we are, what would you do? Clark