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To: tejek who wrote (217787)	2/6/2005 1:38:45 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574882

well, how about left wing Newsweek has a different take? msnbc.msn.com

To: tejek who wrote (217787)	2/6/2005 2:40:20 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574882

This is a red-herring. The U.S. CPA agreed with the interrim governing council that Islam would be the source of their legislation. This is fine and is probably what most Iraqis want. In fact, this is how Turkey manages their democracy, with Islam as the source of their legistlation. This is not the same thing as a theocracy. A theocracy would be if there is a clerical ruling body that has veto power on every other branch of government. That is what Iran is like and that will be the red line that the U.S. and other countries should watch for to see if Iraq is headed in the wrong direction. This is the part where liberals should be saying, "Keep an open mind. We shouldn't impose our version of democracy on the Muslim world." I would expect you, tejek, to keep an open mind with Iraq too, but watch for the clues that will show that Iraq is going down the wrong path.

To: tejek who wrote (217787)	2/6/2005 2:58:21 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574882

Honest questions for you tejek: 1) why do you defend Iran so much? 2) do you honestly believe they have no intention to produce a nuclear weapon? 3) do you honestly believe that a nuclear Iran poses no threat to the West and to the U.S. in particular? 4) how long would you wait with Iran before you would take military action? 5) is military action completely off the table for you wrt Iran? 6) what kind of proof do you need before you'd take military action against Iran? When you answer the questions above, please try to put Bush out of your mind. Think about if we had Clinton in office or Kerry. What would you like for them to do, because they would have had to answer the questions above, except for # 1, if they were in power right now. These questions are non-partisan.