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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (155687)	4/10/2003 7:06:31 PM
From: microhoogle!	Respond to of 164684

What you mean is, if it was about helping the Iraqi people by getting rid of a murderous tyrant, then that is not a valid reason to inconvenience you economically. Dude, I hope that's not the only reason to go to war. The original rationale for war was WMD (regime change got tagged on later because this regime could potentially use WMD). While it is very good to have side advantages of seeing murderous tyrant out with a possibility of democracy around the corner, it still does not cut it (for 80% of world) if in the end WMDs are not found. Finding fertilizers, pesticides or circumstantial evidence will not be enough. PS: I have been in favor of war for 2 reasons. 1. Getting rid of WMDs. If they are not found... then we did not have a case at all, to go after Saddam and we were mislead by administration. 2. Potential for setting up democratic institutions (if succesfull democratic Iran and Iraq could trigger changes in that area.).

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (155687)	4/10/2003 7:08:04 PM
From: hueyone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

What you mean is, if it was about helping the Iraqi people by getting rid of a murderous tyrant, then that is not a valid reason to inconvenience you economically. Of course Lizzie also seems to feel that the continuing disappearance of the new economy has a lot to do with Bush, not agreeing that the rubber eventually had to meet the road in Silly Con Valley's pro forma, non profit economy. But I will have to readily admit one thing, technological innovation saved tens of thousands of lives in this war, if not hundreds of thousands, and for national security reasons I am thankful for all the incredible innovation that our engineers have produced---even if much of it fails to transfer to valid business models. JMO, Huey

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (155687)	4/10/2003 8:03:41 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Sharon should know when to keep his mouth shut. How the hell does he think there is any parallel? Does he take any responsibility for the Palestinian issue? Israel: Palestinians Should Heed Iraq Thursday, Apr 10, 2003; 2:07 PM GAZA, Gaza Strip - An Israeli missile strike killed a Palestinian bomb-making expert in Gaza and gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank Thursday in a surge of violence ahead of an anticipated U.S.-led peace drive. Israel said it hoped the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would chasten Palestinian militants into laying down their arms. But militant groups spearheading a 30-month-old revolt said they would not be cowed by the U.S. conquest of Baghdad and threatened to intensify attacks in Israel. Violence in the Palestinian uprising for independence had tapered off since the Iraq war began on March 20, but fighting has been on the rise this week. Israeli strikes and raids have killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza in three days. The bloodshed runs counter to Washington's calls for calm before it introduces a long-delayed program for Middle East peacemaking in the aftermath of the war in Iraq. - Reuters