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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (148893)	10/24/2004 11:11:43 PM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I find it difficult to rationalize the actions of an administration whose leader would find it abhorrent to destroy a single living embryo in a test tube, yet has no problems sending the country into a war where over a thousand troops, and many thousands of innocent civilians will be killed and are being killed, justified on evidence that was misleading and ultimately proved false. I never claimed Saddam wasn't a repugnant dictator - but plunging the region into destabilizing turmoil via an unjustified war was not the way to deal with him. Bush may repeat "Iraq is the central focus in the war on terror" over and over again but that simply is not true. His own CIA report confirmed that. His policy train wreck called Iraq has, unfortunately, opened up a new front in the war on terror. Our government decisions have always taken our national interests Hmnn, that's just a bit too much faith for me to swallow. It rings a little too strongly of "We're from the Government and we are here to help" -- i.e. policy is set by people and people screw up, sometimes enormously so. Just look at the past half decade for example after example of both good, and horrific, government decisions. Aside from error in judgement, theres also the issue of power and corruption. Sadly, we've seen examples of where power corrupts in the past. We know that corporate interests weigh heavily on virtually all administrations - whether it results in actual corruption or simply undue influence on policy is a matter for great debate. What's the old prosecutors line? Follow the money...