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To: KLP who wrote (142256)	8/2/2004 1:43:16 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I didn't lie. I didn't authorize a pathetic invasion. But since you asked "what now": here is a start: 1) Admit to the world that invading Iraq was a mistake. 2) Get out of Iraq -- phase one, stop patrolling Iraq. Phase two: pullout of Iraq completely. 3) Shift the focus on the two most serious threats: nuclear weapons and al Qaida. 4) Secure nuclear materials worldwide. Quadruple the budget for nuclear security. 5) Deal with would-be nuclear powers -- Iran, and de facto nuclear powers -- North Korea. Iran needs to know we are not going to stick around and North Korea needs to know that they have a choice between economic aid with a non-aggression pact or war. 6) Finish the job in Afghanistan -- stabilize the country and pursue al Qaida with full force. 7) Repudiate the Bush doctrine.

To: KLP who wrote (142256)	8/2/2004 2:12:03 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<Washington is now trying to keep a relatively low diplomatic profile in Iraq, hoping to sustain the illusion that the interim government is fully in charge. This is disingenuous, and not only because of the continued presence of nearly 140,000 American occupation troops. It was the United States that created a woefully unrepresentative governing council and that then let the exile politicians on that thinly rooted body shape the interim government. The Bush administration cannot afford to simply stand aside and see these problems compounded. The deep alienation of so many pivotal groups of Iraqis is one of the main reasons that the insurgency continues to gain strength. Fixing this fundamental problem should begin with a more wisely organized national conference.> nytimes.com