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To: teevee who wrote (135125)	5/31/2004 7:38:05 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Listen and listen good.....these same hotheads live in a country on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons and god only knows what other WMD's they already have. Invading Iran is justified under the Bush doctrine of pre-emtive war. They are not all hotheads, only the hardliners who make up the minority rulership. The youth of Iran, if polls and news articles are to be believed, are becoming fed up with them and desiring reform. They also seem to have a high opinion of the United States, since it cannot be seen as having supported their economic and social oppressors... But we must walk gently and not give the hardliners any "ammunition" that might unify young Iranians behind them.. I would prefer a political campaign that targets Iranian youth as well as a covert political effort to further undermine the promoters of an Islamic state. It's much better that we assist internal opposition, IMO, and not be too overt externally, especially while we've got our hands full in Iraq for the foreseeable future. We could possibly attack their nuclear reactor and avoid major backlash publicly, but an all-out invasion is something different, IMO. Hawk