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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (137234)	6/21/2004 12:01:06 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

What you HAVEN'T done is discuss the question of whether, as Pollack clearly now believes, the Bush administration WAS reckless and delusional in invading Iraq, nor have you discussed the possible legitimate reasons for Pollack might have for raising those questions at this time. Gee, you and X are really up in arms, today, aren't you? It would be niece if the tone of this forum would cool down. I'm ready to abandon it since the level of discussion is unfortunately reaching new lows. I have discussed the issue at length throughout the forums. I really don't have the time to recapitulate my views. If you care to, simply search my past posts. Friedman most certainly supports the war effort, and thinks it is a war we absolutely, positively have to win, despite the lousy postwar, which pretty much mimics my thinking. I haven't read Will or Zakaria recently, but I would be very surprised if their views were significantly any different. I would only add that the postwar difficulties are being corrected and that things are not nearly as bad in Iraq as W's political enemies make them out to be. After all, the war is going to be the most significant issue in the election as the economy seems to be healthy. My thinking on Pollack's latest is set forth in The Belgravia Dispatch, a very insightful blog, IMO. I still think, as I've said before, that Pollack is one of the best, but I definitely put on a Heavy Duty Double Magnum Spin Filter when I see statements such as "delusional" used to describe both Saddam and the transformationists. This kind of language is uncharacteristic of Pollack, who has always been as dispassionate an observer as any around, and I am frankly sorry to see it. The only explanation I have for this curious lapse is that he may be honing some political ambitions. C2@it'salldifferentduringanelectioncycle.com

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (137234)	6/21/2004 1:53:03 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<Those three, like Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rice and others, should have gotten out more in their youth and spent time with people who sweat for a living and who, when aroused, are as tough as they need to be. > I don't know their background, but a lot of the blundering the USA does is "because they thought they could and could get away with it". We've heard that lately and oddly, the Rabid Republican Right seems unaware of the irony. Being the only remaining superpower and all that means never having to say sorry. I suspect you are right. Mqurice