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To: Sam who wrote (113757)	9/3/2003 10:27:41 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The good news is we don't have the troops to mass anything anywhere. Although that would be bad news, if an actual threat showed up... "the administration starts massing troops on the Syrian border."

To: Sam who wrote (113757)	9/3/2003 11:01:51 AM
From: Sig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Josh Marshall has it right, its them or us. Has there been some misunderstanding of the Presidents statement that this is a War on Terrorism and that it will be a long war.? Did someone think that war meant police action? Or that long meant six months? Where was the lie? Terrorists have blown up our barracks, our Embassies, our airplanes, our ships, and hit the Pentagon and the Trade Towers. That was them, it was war, and now its our turn to respond Sig

To: Sam who wrote (113757)	9/3/2003 11:29:51 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Marshall's essay is well thought-out, internally consistent, and sufficiently dosed with images of neocon zealotry to attract the attention of those who are predisposed to see things his way. But it fails miserably for one simple reason: It does not mention once how 9/11 changed the nature of our struggle with political Islam. Not confronting political Islam is suicidal in more ways than one. Do nothing and our oil supplies are put in jeopardy. Are you ready for a long-lasting Depression in Western economies? I don't agree with the way the Bush Administration has tackled post-war events. The planning has been atrocious. While lip service was given to the long-term nature of our commitment, the Administration did not emphasize enough how deep our commitment to changing the face of the Middle East must be in order for it to succeed. Moreover, the Administration has clearly neglected its previous emphasis on the roadmap. Finally, the Administration has done a horrible job of marketing its ME efforts to our allies, all of whom share our interests. In a word, Bush has acted like an ADD-addled teenager who hourly loses sight of his goals and how to achieve them. These bungled aspects of a necessary policy do not change the fact that it is an imperative of our foreign policy as our immediate security and economic interests are in play. Ignoring the cancer created by political Islam is ultimately self-destructive. Marshall seems content with a policy only an ostrich could love.