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To: stockman_scott who wrote (89738)	4/3/2003 7:20:01 PM
From: Sig	Respond to of 281500

<<Washington Post speaks of deeper post-war fallout with US allies >> They may win an Oscar in "Most Creative Journalism" category. Jessica Lynch's father says no gunshot wounds, no knife wounds, which were reported by the WP Sig

To: stockman_scott who wrote (89738)	4/3/2003 7:39:38 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

After the War washingtonpost.com [ I think that would be this editorial. Excerpt: ] A better model is readily available. Mr. Blair is proposing that the United Nations convene a conference to decide on the formation of a transitional government -- like the one that led to an Afghan administration after the ouster of the Taliban. The United States inevitably would have a major influence in shaping that administration, just as it did the Afghan regime, but the U.N. umbrella would give the process far greater legitimacy. It would also open the way for international participation in reconstruction and peacekeeping, as in Afghanistan, and allow for U.N. as well as American technical help in rebuilding institutions. It could provide a platform for repairing U.S. relationships with countries such as Germany; even France, which has threatened to obstruct Security Council agreement on a postwar administration, has signaled its willingness to work with the British formula. Mr. Bush said, on that prewar weekend, that he understands "incredible international cooperation" is needed to manage the threats of the 21st century. Postwar Iraq may determine whether the United States regains that cooperation -- or embarks on a dangerous unilateral course.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (89738)	4/3/2003 7:44:31 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There was a report I read in the past week that says that we spend more on defense than all the other countries of the world, combined. All 191 of them. I didn't review the actual figures. But if that's true, it's pretty fascinating, at least to me. Especially given that the Chinese army is several times the size of our army. Must not pay them very well. <g> But this war is showing the world, I believe, that when we come to fight we don't mess around. Any country that up to a few weeks ago still had the impression that we are suffering from Vietnam syndrome, that they could risk taking on our military, is doing a lot of rethinking about now. Heck, I've got a son and a nephew in that military. And I can assure you all, ain't nobody going to whup their tails. If there was any lihgering question in the third world, or even the first or second worlds, about our ability to wage war, there isn't any longer.