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To: tsigprofit who wrote (112)	4/12/2003 9:55:02 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Thanks. Too many folks all over SI are trying to make grand pronouncements about the importance of our Iraq policy with no background in diplomatic history, comparative politics or strategy and the role of force in international relations. Roughly comparable to me trying to describe the next generation of fiber optic networks we will see in a few years. I could read enough to make some guesses and speculate convincingly but I would still be talking out of my ass about 95% of the important stuff. I'm a total snob and a raging moderate when it comes to foreign affairs, thanks to my professional and academic background. Rubs some folks the wrong way but maybe my "different" approach can contribute. FWIW, I think the 1950's are the most important era to compare our current policy. Many of the attitudes and actions are remarkably similar. Unfortunately we ended up in deep doo-doo by 1968 and the bottom of the toilet bowl by the late 1970's, lost and confused about our role in the world because the American century came to a close much faster than expected. The 21st century could have been an era of genuine American leadership if we had done the really hard work of convincing the world to follow us instead of the "get in line or get *&$^ed" policy we have now.