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To: RetiredNow who wrote (221805)	3/3/2005 8:17:29 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572953

re: If we come away from all this with just Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon democracies, then that's 3 more than the 0 that used to be in the Middle East. Big "IF". And what if the voters eventually choose fundamental Islam as their government, will you still be so enthusiastic? John

To: RetiredNow who wrote (221805)	3/3/2005 9:39:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572953

I agree. The world has already started to gang up on the U.S. in a number of ways. But I like what I see in the Middle East. If we come away from all this with just Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon democracies, then that's 3 more than the 0 that used to be in the Middle East. So I will count that as a successful "adventure", which will continue to exert existential pressure on the despots in the region for a long time to come, WITHOUT the need for U.S. intervention. Like I've said before, time will tell. However, I still think you are reading too much into events that have occurred to date. ted