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To: RetiredNow who wrote (203895)	9/24/2004 1:01:56 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576163

re: Imagine another North Korea, but one whose sole goal is to inflict as much damage on the U.S. no matter what the cost. Imagine a North Korea with billions of dollars from oil revenues and access to scientists who know how to build a nuclear bomb and other forms of WMD. Imagine a North Korea who isn't just willing to bluster, but is willing to launch nuclear strikes against the U.S. despite certain destruction themselves. But before they were to inflict damage on the U.S. they would most certainly attack many of their neighbors to destabilize those regimes. That would result in a certain response from the U.N. Security Council, which would result in an even larger war than what we face today. "Imagine... imagine... imagine...". Just because you can "imagine" it, it doesn't make it real. Before we left Vietnam, there was a universal consensus that there would be a bloodbath. It never happened. Vietnam got on quite well without us. Much better than with us. What you don't understand is that we cannot fix this. The longer we stay, the worse it will be when we leave. It's over, we just don't know it yet. John

To: RetiredNow who wrote (203895)	9/24/2004 3:36:49 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576163

You have no clue what a real terrorist state looks like do you? Imagine another North Korea, but one whose sole goal is to inflict as much damage on the U.S. no matter what the cost. Imagine a North Korea with billions of dollars from oil revenues and access to scientists who know how to build a nuclear bomb and other forms of WMD. Imagine a North Korea who isn't just willing to bluster, but is willing to launch nuclear strikes against the U.S. despite certain destruction themselves. In all seriousness, the kind of escalation of fear you go though up above is what got us into this mess in the first place. Iraq is more likely to fall into anarchy and civil war, and not a terrorist state. However it will eventually threaten the stability of the region, and then the Muslim states surrounding it will step in. Best bet is to divide up Iraq. Give the Shia portion to Iran..........that's what they mostly want.......or remain independent. And give the Sunni portion the option to annex to Syria or remain independent, and allow the Kurds to form their own state. However, it will take time for that option to become acceptable and it will require the removal of Bush from office. ted