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To: lurqer who wrote (23616)	7/27/2003 8:16:34 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Ends justifying the means has been used by more than leftists (historically speaking). I'm sure many believe the US needed to intervene in the ME (are we talking post invasion or pre-invasion? I cannot tell). If we are talking pre-invasion of Iraq I have never seen the point in invading Iraq to stop more 911's since Iraq has, so far as I know, no connection to that event, nor is there any information that such an event was being planned by Iraq. Excised bits of the investigation into 911 will no doubt show a Saudi connection, but even with that taken as given, I do not think invasion in the ME lessens our risk- in fact, I think it heightens it. Why? Because Osama wanted a classic conflict between the West and Islam- and we have been trying our darndest to give him what he wanted (imo). I think we should have concentrated on better coordination in our intelligence services, and intelligence services and local law enforcement, and better security for vulnerable sectors. It would have been much cheaper than invading Iraq, more logical, and (imo) much more effective. In the ME I think the better course would have been to wait- as I already said, for either of the sensible triggers to invasion which I mentioned. 911 is a red herring as far as Iraq is concerned. I don't see why people continue to mention 911 and Iraq in the same breath. It makes no sense at all.