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To: WhatsUpWithThat who wrote (12778)	4/17/2003 2:03:43 AM
From: KevinThompson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13660

>>Colin Powell felt it was about disarmament, and about WMD especially. I think that is just what I said. >>The word "ceasefire" doesn't appear. I think the majority of people polled would put WMD at the top of the list of reasons offered before the war. How is that relevant? I stand by my previous comments. >>As to the war on terrorism, I think everyone on both sides of the political debate agrees this will be perhaps the most difficult war ever fought, in the same way the war on drugs has been so difficult, because there is no single enemy with obvious formations to battle, and because there are so many shades of grey. This is what you get when your policies allow for and promote weakness. Terrorists see the possibilities of inflicting damage and therefore are provided reasons for hope of success. When our leaders are unprincipled and passive, we invite difficult battles ahead. >>Pakistan is widely agreed to have been provided aid and support to terrorists, and is a very repressive regime, for example. But Pakistan is a needed ally right now. The IRA is a terrorist group. It's not a danger to America, course, but it is to Britain, a close and valued ally. Is America going after the IRA? Again, what is the relevance? We should act in our own interests, and in a prioritized order that will promote those interests of the country most effectively. Isn't that obvious? >>"Period, it's as simple as that" Little in life is as simple as that. Sometimes we make things more complicated than they have to be. And that is why we need leaders with vision and focus that are willing to make the tough choices, putting the interests of the country ahead of their own personal agenda. I see a stark contrast between the way this current president is executing his duty and responsibilities of leadership and the way the president before him did. Iraq was under obligation to disarm. This included, for example, in case you've forgotten, that they were restricted from flight in the No-Fly zones. Our allied planes were routinely fired upon during patrols of those areas. I'd say putting up with years of that kind of behavior shows complete lack of resolve. Is it any wonder terrorists perceived us as being weak and an easy target?