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To: tejek who wrote (232757)	5/16/2005 7:38:11 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574519

Sorry but those reports were anecdotal and they've stopped as quickly as they started. Some of the reports are of the type where there really could be nothing but anecdotal evidence. Others are based on real numbers. And they haven't stopped they continue. Its the equivalent of street gangs in this country causing this country to fall into chaos. Only once were they able to do that.......in LA in the early 90s until law enforcement and the state got its act together. It took less than two weeks. LA intentionally took a relatively passive response to the initial rioting. It was probably a mistake. If the cops stay away from the riot (except maybe protecting a few point targets, or attacking any spread in to wealthier neighborhoods) the rioting can keep going for awhile and really destroy the neighborhood. It can be reasonably argued that the US was too passive in response to the initial looting in Iraq, but the situation was sort of complex. If it was a mistake it was a more understandable one than what happened in LA. Tim