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To: steve harris who wrote (191945)	6/27/2004 6:43:52 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578422

Centrists SEE both sides of many issues and CONSIDER both sides of many issues but take a stand after studying the pros and cons, usually somewhere near the center. Not only is there nothing wrong with that, but after the reckless radicalism and deceit of GW Bush and friends it would be greatly refreshing to have a leader who actually listens to everyone and considers what's best for the country. basically, this country really-really needs John F. Kerry to join forces with centrists like McCain and Hagel and straighten this country out. The rightwing radicals hoodwinked us and had their chance, but lied, failed and humiliated us. They're out now.

To: steve harris who wrote (191945)	6/27/2004 7:13:17 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578422

Clarke: Iraq war an 'enormous mistake' Saturday, June 26, 2004 Posted: 9:49 PM EDT (0149 GMT) Clarke addresses the American Library Association. ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- The invasion of Iraq was an "enormous mistake" that is costing untold lives, strengthening al Qaeda and breeding a new generation of terrorists, former White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke said Saturday. "We did exactly what al Qaeda said we would do -- invade and occupy an oil-rich Arab country that wasn't threatening us in any way," Clarke said before giving the keynote address at the American Library Association's annual convention in Orlando. "The hatred that has been engendered by this invasion will last for generations." Clarke, a counterterrorism adviser to the past three presidents, wrote the book "Against All Enemies," which strongly criticizes the Bush administration for making Iraq a top priority and for underestimating warnings about al Qaeda before the September 11, 2001, attacks. Clarke said the United States will lose the war on terrorism if it loses the battle of ideas against extremists in the Middle East. "We won the Cold War by, yes, having good strong military forces but also by competing in the battle of ideas against the Communists," Clarke later told the librarians. "We have to do that with the jihadists." The United States' ideological credibility has been undermined by revelations of the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison and the release of documents that showed U.S. government attorneys conducted a legal analysis of what constituted torture, Clarke said.