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To: JohnM who wrote (95975)	4/24/2003 11:55:40 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 281500

But the early signs are troubling, as the much used phrase goes. Too funny. Our in-house Cassandra. April has not yet ended and Iraq is going to hell in a handbasket.

To: JohnM who wrote (95975)	4/24/2003 11:58:15 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

John, A more intrusive US presence would most likely have caused more problems. Letting the iraqis sort some of this stuff out is not necessarily a bad thing either, long term. It is impossible to say how things will look months and years from now. We can only hope and learn from our mistakes. Regarding Kurds, who would have to end up living in those houses to prevent ethnic cleansing? Anyway there will be messes along the way and hopefully the iraqis themselves can sort this out. mike

To: JohnM who wrote (95975)	4/24/2003 12:34:41 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Despite these concerns, America, the world and especially the Iraqi people are a hell-of-a-lot-better-off then they were 2 months ago. A lunatic mobster, who controlled a drug the world needed, has been removed. The fear, the death squads, the torture, the rape and the slavery have ended. Their future may be uncertain, and some may fret and worry about this or that happening smoothly, but they cannot deny the evil, which has been replaced by America's bold foreign policy decision to take out that despicable regime. Comparing and contrasting what was, vs. what is and or what the future becomes should always be a part of the equation. Promoting peace and justice in Iraq first demanded Hussein's removal from power. In the next year, he would have likely killed or tortured thousands of decent Iraqi citizens had he remained in power. Perhaps hundreds of thousands would have died of starvation and disease due to his selfish greedy lust for power and control. Those who supported leaving Saddam in power, have a lot to answer for in their conscience. They will have to live with the knowledge they supported a madman controlling millions through fear, torture and murder.