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To: E who wrote (91687)	4/10/2003 12:36:56 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Respond to of 281500

Excellent commentary by Hitchens. The "inspectors" and "more-inspections-please" supporters failed to understand that there were never any real inspectors on the job in the first place (Scott Ritter, notwithstanding <g>). They were bureau clerk poodles with little bark and even less bite, easily dispensed with the Republican Guard Mind Trick, "These aren't the storage sites you're looking for. Move along. Move along." For the first time in 12 years, there are now real inspectors in Iraq. Hitchens' Irony and Sarcasm biorhythms apparently had an "up" day. <g>

To: E who wrote (91687)	4/10/2003 3:39:36 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

>>All of this has been done in my name, and I feel like bearing witness. << Yes, indeed.

To: E who wrote (91687)	4/10/2003 10:05:09 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Respond to of 281500

Giving Peace a Chance - The war critics were right—not in the way they expected. Another point worth remembering - Saddam and his entourage was offered the best deal one could have imagined, a golden retirement. I think we even offered a large lump sum of American dollars in the deal, not to mention his already enormous holdings in numbered Swiss bank accounts. Does anyone believe a drop of blood would have been shed if he'd decided to simply step down ? Sure, there would have been some ugly score settling on the part of Iraqis against former Republican Guard, but that will take place anyhow now. Not realistic ? What was realistic about 12 years of economic embargo with all the costs to the civilian population as a way of "peacefully" dealing with the problem ? Or should we say "procrastinating", since that's what it was in this case, and if you do something slowly enough, it's like you're not doing anything at all. Another thing nobody should lose sight of is that Iraq was unique as a case, as is North Korea in its way, or any other critical situation if you really look at details, and just because something was done militarily in Iraq in no way means it's the universal solution the US will seek elsewhere. But I am content at the outcome in Iraq so far, it has put to rest the lie that the US is a weak pushover.