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To: moufassa7 who wrote (12267)	3/27/2003 12:30:15 PM
From: NOW	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13660

what nonsense.

To: moufassa7 who wrote (12267)	3/27/2003 12:51:54 PM
From: DlphcOracl	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13660

OT to moufassa7: Once again, respectfully disagree. Protesting against a war or conflict that one believes is not in the best long term interest of the U.S. does not "aid and abet" the other side. The VietNam analogy IS appropriate because this is the same argument that was used by the government and its administration mouthpieces to squelch dissent when protest against the VietNam was in its infancy. Second, it is NOT a black and white issue or a choice of supporting the U.S. or Iraq. Protesting the invasion of Iraq is not equivalent to supporting the Iraqi regime. It is a statement and protest against the folly of a doctrine that states the the U.S. has the right to pre-emptively invade and overthrow regimes and governments it unilaterally deems "threatening" without appropriate public debate. It is also a protest against deploying our troops, resources, and tax dollars unwisely. There WILL come a time when it is in our interest to invade and take an aggressive stance against a hostile government. If we spread ourselves too thin, what will we do when North Korea begins to sell nuclear material to terrorist groups to support its regime? I am not a pacifist and believe that the invasion and overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was appropriate, long overdue. Should North Korea begin selling arms and uranium to terrorist groups and fundamentalist Islamic countries, pre-emptively destroying their nuclear capabilities, as costly as this will be in terms of lives and financial strain on the economy, will also be the correct thing to do. My point: it will be easier to undertake these vital and appropriate offensive maneuvers if we do not squander our resources in unnecessary military actions.