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To: RetiredNow who wrote (203147)	9/20/2004 12:00:11 PM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 1572077

the net benefit in terms of increased U.S. prosperity from trade and peace with Middle Eastern countries has the potential to be huge. Sure, no one disputes that a peaceful Middle East is preferable to the current situation. The question is whether the current administration's policies in Iraq have succeeded or are failing to bring peace and democracy. The general view is failing, so the buck stops where? Who failed to capture the window of opportunity following the fall of Saddam? George B. Elroy

To: RetiredNow who wrote (203147)	9/20/2004 2:27:15 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572077

Take all of the above and compare it to the amount we have and will have to spend in Iraq and then you have your answer. I don't know the answer, but I will tell you that based on our successes with Japan and Germany, the net benefit in terms of increased U.S. prosperity from trade and peace with Middle Eastern countries has the potential to be huge. I would argue that the conditions we faced in Japan and Germany after WW II are considerably different than the conditions we are enduring in the ME. Therefore, a success in one place does not guarantee a success in another. Frankly, I think the odds are against success in Iraq and I am not willing to bear the cost of such a failure. I think a pullout from Iraq needs to be done as soon as is feasible.