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To: Alighieri who wrote (172983)	7/31/2003 5:45:15 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572194

Al, I have told you before...bush had a sure win with his tough approach to Iraq. He gave inspections real teeth for the first time in years. Yes, sanctions could have been gradually relaxed commensurate with increasingly intrusive inspections backed by the threat of force. That was largely the will of the UN majority. Actually, I don't remember you telling me that before, especially the part about tying stronger inspections with laxer sanctions. Interesting solution, though I'd push harder to evict Saddam and Sons as war criminals. I don't buy this was the "will of the U.N. majority," though. This was demonstrated by France and Russia's hypocrisy when it came to sanctions, and no amount of unilateralism on the part of Bush can excuse them. Tenchusatsu

To: Alighieri who wrote (172983)	7/31/2003 8:38:44 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572194

I found it shameful to watch the sharade given that the outcome had been decided, and the eventual failure was no surprise. What's your problem? If a president decides that a particular dictator must go, Congress gives him authority, and the people are supportive (which they have been and continue to be), I'm not sure what your beef is. There is no further explaining to do. Today, Americans overwhelmingly support the president's actions, EVEN THOUGH the liberals have been working overtime to assault him. So what is your problem? Only the most extreme leftists are complaining. Do you REALLY think the country should be run to the satisfaction of the extreme left -- You, tejek, and John Fowler? Honestly, do you think that would be a good thing, to have our foreign policy reflective of YOUR thinking? I respect the right of extreme Left to have its perspective, and to even have a positive influence at times. But I would no more listen to them on foreign policy than I would a class of sixth graders.