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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (134514)5/26/2004 11:56:34 PM
From: John Soileau  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
<<He did? I don't recall that..>>

realcities.com

"The Bush administration began diverting attention, money and soldiers from Afghanistan to prepare for an invasion of Iraq before it had defeated al-Qaida and the Taliban, according to senior U.S. military officials and a new book by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward."

<<Long-range missiles that can, at best, hit Japan, S. Korea, or China...>>

Um, right. As well as Hawaii, Alaska, and California....says George Tenet in testimony to the Senate:

cnn.com

Last I read, those are part of our own 50 states! So call me _concerned_ when Bush diverts troops AWAY from that nuclear nutcase.

<<And the South has more than adequate forces to defend themselves against any potential attack by the North>>

Hawk, according to MSNBC, as of April 2004, "South Korea has 600,000 troops staring off against North Korea’s 1.1-million member military, the world’s fifth largest."
Say what? That's "more than adequate"?

John