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To: JohnM who wrote (96045)	4/24/2003 3:39:42 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Two things, John...Yes, it is "early in all of this"....that's for sure and that is what I said. And second: I think we're going to see exactly what difficulties the "then" administration caused. We know for sure that Saddam killed over a million people. And tortured them. We will be able to hear and see more of what that the "then" administration actually caused in a few months...After all the papers AND pictures that are being found now have been translated.... And don't forget Judith Miller from the NYT's ....Yes, we will know what that "then" administration did. As for the comparison with your situation, I think I get your point. However the difference is that the then administration did not cause the difficulties.

To: JohnM who wrote (96045)	4/30/2003 2:53:28 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

The Age of Unilateral War Iraq, the United States and the End of the European Coalition By GABRIEL KOLKO April 30, 2003 counterpunch.org <<...The reality is that the world is increasingly multipolar, economically and technologically, and that the U.S.' desire to maintain absolute military superiority over the world is a chimera. Russia remains a military superpower, China is becoming one, and the world should have confronted and stopped the proliferation of destructive weaponry 20 years ago. It can only be done, if it is still possible, by international accords and bodies--such as the UN--which the United States rejects as a constraint on its power. The U.S. has no alternative but to accept the world as it is, or prepare for doomsday. Unfortunately, there is not the slightest indication America will acknowledge the limits of its aspirations. The crisis in NATO and the dissolution of its dominant role in Europe reflects this diffusion of all forms of power and the diminution of American hegemony, which remains far more an unattainable aspiration than a reality...>>