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To: tejek who wrote (221213)	2/28/2005 3:46:06 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573432

And I should caution you......there have been times over the past two years when it looked like Bush's excellent adventure was going to pay off only to have it fall back in the muck. And during the past two years, the overall trend has been down. So I would hold off bringing out the champagne and pretzels. But why don't you ever celebrate the good developments, ever? If GB did it, is it wrong for you no matter what? Why don't you ever, ever say something along the lines of "the current situation in Lebanon is good, and is directly related to GB's actions in the ME over the past 3 years, and he deserves credit for that" (if nothing else)???

To: tejek who wrote (221213)	2/28/2005 9:25:00 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573432

I agree that there is still a long road ahead of us, but there is more potential in the Middle East now than I have seen my entire lifetime. Never before have the stars aligned quite the way they have now. Read a little about what the Arab intellectuals have to say. They are all saying the same thing: "The winds of change are in the air. We've reached a turning point. It feels different this time." Sure. I agree that nothing is guaranteed, but Bush has set in motion a domino effect that is having very positive consequences thus far. The subtle shift that you may have missed is that in all the Arab news they are talking more and more about Arabs versus Arabs, rather than Arabs versus the big bad U.S. In Iraq, they are talking about how Iraqi leaders will fight the insurgency. In Lebanon, they are talking about how Syrians killed the ex-PM and how the Lebanese can ensure the Syrians get out of their country. In Palestine, Abbas and his government are talking about a zero tolerance policy against terrorism and outside interference against Israel. In Eqypt, the Arab street is talking about how they want the freedom to choose their own leaders. The Arab street is awakening. They are starting to lose their fear and are starting to take on the despots and terrorists who have held them down. I can foresee a time quickly approaching when our active, aggressive involvement will no longer be necessary to keep this ball rolling. Our actions in the Middle East were akin to Sisysphus rolling the stone up the hill. However, this time around, it looks like we've managed to get the stone to the top and it is starting to roll down hill on its own. Anyone that gets in its way will be crushed.