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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (112525)	8/23/2003 10:21:21 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Sharon is now a danger to US troops and hopes in Iraq Lack of progress in the Holy Land will feed the growth of terrorism Martin Woollacott Friday August 22, 2003 The Guardian The crisis of American power that has been building since the Twin Towers attacks is close to a point of no return. The bombs which brought havoc to Baghdad and Jerusalem this week and the likely collapse of the ceasefire in the Holy Land illustrate how unsteady is the American hand in the Middle East. Great enterprises demand great qualities. While the US has certainly not yet failed in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Holy Land, and has some achievements, ultimate success depends on it showing a new determination and clarity. The Americans have been slow - slow to act and slow witted; slow to discard the assumption that Iraq and Afghanistan could easily be restored to normality after their regimes were destroyed; slow to set aside ideological preconceptions; and slow to grasp, if they have grasped at all, the deviousness of their Israeli ally. guardian.co.uk

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (112525)	8/24/2003 10:34:27 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "Are you referring to the Syrian fedayeen and the Ba'athist remnants as "the local population"?" Good point! I'll rewrite my statement taking your insight into account. Unfortunately, it's even worse for us, LOL: If Bush has proved anything in going into Iraq, it's that even a small minority of the local population has "veto power" over the pumping of oil." That means that taking over the oil of a country is even harder, as you have to pretty much please ALL of the locals. A similar thing happens in the advanced countries, by the way. Look at the US attempts to pump oil from that oil field up in Alaska that pisses off the eco freaks. -- Carl