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To: michael97123 who wrote (102828)	6/25/2003 4:23:12 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

We expected the infrastructure to remain intact and usable. And that's my question. What precedent did we have for such a fallacious belief? Most knowledgable analysts recognize that Totalitarian regimes are essentially "theftocracies", ruled by thieves. People have to operate via the black market and smuggling to get the things they want and need. Why would the post-war situation lead anyone to believe it would be "business as usual"? Power (nature) abhors a vacuum. And we left a tremendous one after doing away with Saddam's regime. But again, I don't argue with the need to overthrow Saddam. That's been too long in coming. I just figured we'd have a better plan in place to provide post-war relief, jobs, and economic stabilization. Btw, the "post-war peace corps" concept was something that was briefly mentioned in a Washington Post article today. We'll get this straightened out eventually.. But we're sacrificing a lot of good will in not having a plan in place to implement to make the Iraqis feel like they are better off without Saddam. Hawk