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To: AK2004 who wrote (527803)	1/22/2004 12:55:32 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Report: Rumsfeld considers striking Hizbullah to provoke Syria jpost.com From the article: "US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is considering provoking a military confrontation with Syria by attacking Hizbullah bases near the Syrian border in Lebanon, according to the authoritative London-based Jane's Intelligence Digest. In an article to be published on Friday, the journal said multi-faceted US attacks, which would be conducted within the framework of the global war on terrorism, are likely to focus on Hizbullah bases in the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. It noted that the deployment of US special forces in the Bekaa Valley, where most of Syria's occupation forces in Lebanon are based, would be highly inflammatory and would "almost certainly involve a confrontation with Syrian troops." Such a conflict might well prove to be the objective of the US, said the journal, which described Washington's strategic benefits from a confrontation with Syria. These include: * Pressuring Damascus into ending its support for anti-Israel Palestinian groups; * Persuading Syria to abandon its weapons of mass destruction and to withdraw its troops from Lebanon; * Stimulating a situation where Syrian leader Bashir Assad can be ousted; * Crushing Hizbullah and ending its presumed connections with al-Qaida." Sounds like it could be goodbye to the mindless, terrorist state of Syria. Good riddance!

To: AK2004 who wrote (527803)	1/22/2004 1:15:52 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

re: So, you do not disagree that "the contributions were about the same size as the Polish troop contribution this second go-round." "you did not provided any data so I had to take your word for it" >>> Believe we agree here. (Google can easily confirm.) Around 18,000, I believe. re: You merely argue that the French are fiscally capable of contributing more "that is why US ended up paying 25% of UN bill, is not it?" >>> Er, no. (UN bill --- a totally different topic from Iraq spending --- is based upon relative GNP.) re: Where are the troops from Islamic nations "how many Islamic nations are in NATO?" >>> Not a NATO operation --- so not relevant. "And while NATO membership may not be directly applicable to Gulf war it is most certainly applicable to afghanistan" >>> Correct. In Afghanistan, I believe, the second largest contributor of troops is Germany.