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To: JohnM who wrote (46819)	5/25/2004 12:14:24 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793954

"WE can only hope that Bush will turn it around in iraq over the months he has left in Term #1 regardless whether it helps or hurts his reelection. Do you feel the same way about that last sentence John? mike " "It won't happen, Mike." Not the answer i was looking for but the one i expected. Yes it may not happen but since this is the crucial period i would think that a somewhat bipartisan approach is called for on both sides. mike

To: JohnM who wrote (46819)	5/25/2004 12:25:37 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793954

I'm a part of the crew that thinks we are growing Al Q types throughout the ME at a horrible rate, a position I've seen argued by Fareed Zakaria. This is also suggested in the "Strategic Survey 2003/4" published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), iiss.org Al-Qaeda boosted by Iraq war, warns think-tank story.news.yahoo.com In another (German) article on today's IISS press conference I read that although 2000 AQ were killed or arrested the ranks have grown to 18,000. Studie zu El Kaida: 18.000 Attentäter n-tv.de