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To: Sam who wrote (118001)	10/29/2003 3:45:45 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Sam; If our worst problem was that a large percentage of the Iraqis wanted us to leave, I wouldn't be worried about this at all. Humans have traditional techniques for informing others that they are unwelcome. The Philippines threw us out by a vote. Sometimes the Japanese or South Koreans have demonstrations. But that's not what is going on in Iraq. The natural intention of someone who shoots at you is not to make you go away, but instead to kill you. If we left, we'd be a lot harder to hit. Hence the sentiments of the article: "People in and out of government say they hope Washington will suffer for its perceived arrogance in taking on Iraq without international approval and for its unequivocal support for Israel. There is also fear that an easy victory might translate into dispatching the American military elsewhere to replace leaders. On the other hand, many Arabs say they do not want the United States to fail either, fearing that the inevitable chaos would slosh across the entire region." They don't want us to "fail" (i.e. leave), what they want is for us to stay, and die. -- Carl