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To: SilentZ who wrote (182540)2/13/2004 10:22:38 AM
From: brian1501  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1577592
 
So we bet lives on not trusting him, and we lost 500 of 'em (so far).

A fair point. This is at least a known quantity versus the unknown of WMD falling into terrorist hands. I still think we did the right thing on many levels. The most important of which is our national security.

The true debate is if the cost was worth the gains (I think it will be). Calling it a "dirty little war", and saying "it's about oil" etc. all are political BS trying to further an agenda moreso than honest debate about the issue (not that you do this Z).

Brian



To: SilentZ who wrote (182540)2/13/2004 3:22:56 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1577592
 
>I'm not willing to bet lives on trusting Hussein like Ted is.

So we bet lives on not trusting him, and we lost 500 of 'em (so far).


Z,

Good point!

More and more, we make the unknown and the unspoken fear that it generates determine our decisions rather than the known.

ted