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To: Brumar89 who wrote (15254)	1/13/2005 3:25:55 PM
From: tsigprofit	Respond to of 20773

Why attacking Iraq was not good for the US: From the Daily Reckoning - today - why I love their analysis...t "But their philosophy can be applied on the world stage as well. Looking at the Bush administration's attack on Iraq, for example, we had no idea whether it would make the world a better place or a worse one. The neo-cons backing the war thought they could read the headlines six months in advance. They thought they saw pictures of American troops marching through Baghdad while young girls threw rose petals their way...and older girls planted grateful kisses on their cheeks. We had no idea. But we had one reason to doubt that the war would be a success...and another reason to want no part of it, even if it did end up to be a success. As to the first, the gods of war rarely favor the aggressor, we noted. Instead, they allow him an early victory...setting him up for a worse defeat later on. Over the centuries, the essential rule - which used to be the guiding principle of American foreign policy, until the Bush people came up with their "pre-emptive strike" doctrine - was that you didn't strike the first blow. If attacked, you responded with as much force as you could...but until then, you minded your own business. As to the second, there is another essential rule - recognized for thousands of years by almost everyone - "Thou shalt not kill." Not that we have anything, personally, against killing people. But it's been a no-no for a very long time...and probably for a very good reason. So, if you're going to kill people - at least you need a very good reason. And since we didn't know whether killing Iraqis was going to make a better world, or a worse one, we figured it was a bad idea. When Bush & Co. show up at the Gates of Heaven with the blood of Iraqis on their hands, we don't know what kind of reception they should expect. " **** We had our early victory, but look at the cost in lives all around now - t