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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (38232)	2/21/2004 7:34:03 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

We will never leave. We were kicked out of Saudi Arabia. We need the bases. Rascal @NoMatterWhereYouGo.com

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (38232)	2/22/2004 1:14:36 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

The overwhelming majority of the US elite support this colonial venture, though they do differ on tactics. I was thinking of your post while listening to Nader this morning. Once one takes off the blinders, and realizes the corrupt perversity of the power elite of this society, it's very tempting to say "a pox on all of you", and jump immediately to a more moral position. Unfortunately, that's just not the way things work. Be it the slow grind of evolution, or when you tackle a large project, there are several intermediate steps. After watching failed attempts again and again, I've decided the gulf is simply too huge to bridge in one leap. There is the understandable desire "to get on with it" in moving this society to a more acceptable moral/political locus, but supertankers don't make sharp turns. Moreover, there is the belief that one is somehow "giving in" and corrupting one's self by "settling for a compromise". I don't view it as “settling” at all. Rather, this “War on the Esurient” is analogous to the “island hopping” campaign of WWII Pacific fame. There is no compromise as long as one holds fast to the ultimate goal. When viewed from the perspective of how far this society needs to move from the corrupt political duoply, the choice of Kerry seems hardly worth the effort. But when viewed from the perspective of where Bush and Cheney are, clearly the direction is correct, even if one wishes the step were larger. So I say, get what is available now, and use the interim time to educate the “blinkered masses” about where the next step should be. JMO P.S. I know I may be “preaching to the choir” in posting this to you, so I want to thank you for letting me use you as a sounding board. lurqer