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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (117806)	10/26/2003 10:20:53 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

This is not all all what the Israeli and U.S. government want. They want a Chalabi, someone who will be pro-Israel, allow permanent U.S. military presence (to "exert influence on the neighborhood"), and allow free reign for U.S. multinational corporations. All that the US really requires is the Iraqi government a) permit the flow of oil at world market prices b) be stable c) not be actively trying to destroy the US or any neighboring countries d) be strong enough to be a bulwark against Iran e) be non-hostile to US interests That's it, the bottom line. Within those limits, the US can live with quite a high degree of nationalism, Islamic-flavored nationalism (polls show that a majority of Iraqis do not want an Islamic government. Iran has been quite an example, there), and anti-Zionism. Iraq doesn't have to love the Israelis; just stop funding the suicide bombers. From all the polls of Iraqis that I've seen, our interests and their interests line up pretty well. This is the essential hypocricy: we say we want democracy, but we also try our hardest to dictate the result. With the Ba'athists and jihadists running lose, no dictation=no democracy. That's not what most Iraqis want either. In case you haven't noticed, the Ba'athists and jihadists are not democrats. If that's hypocrisy, I can live with it.