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To: Bilow who wrote (123126)	1/13/2004 12:11:29 AM
From: Sam	Respond to of 281500

The intellectual failure of the Neocons was to confuse the concept of the United States as the sole "superpower", with the concept of a military power which is capable of achieving any desired result. They did not realize that the control of civilian populations is something that the US is no better equipped to do now than it was during Vietnam. The Neocons didn't realize this, they thought that our military had absolute power. Some still think this. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. You might add, "Absolute power confuses absolutely." Thanks for posting. If, as I think, this whole affair ends in some sort of civil war in Iraq within a few years (and maybe a few months, depending on circumstances) of US troops exiting, you and I and our "ilk" will undoubtedly be blamed by those of the other "ilk."