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To: steve harris who wrote (238087)	6/20/2005 9:33:12 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1572099

Freed Iraq Hostage Now Supports Coalition By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 38 minutes ago MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian engineer held hostage in Iraq for nearly seven weeks arrived in his home country Monday and apologized for his televised plea for coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq. Douglas Wood, 64, who lives in Alamo, Calif., told reporters at Melbourne's airport he supported the coalition forces' role in Iraq. "Frankly I'd like to apologize to both President Bush and Prime Minister (John) Howard for the things I said under duress," said Wood, with his American wife Yvonne Given and his brothers Vernon and Malcolm and their wives by his side. "I actually believe that I am proof positive that the current policy of training the Iraqi army ... works because it was Iraqis that got me out," he added. ... in part p209.news.mud.yahoo.com

To: steve harris who wrote (238087)	6/20/2005 10:02:27 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572099

I just remembered, what ever happened to the idea that Arab nations were going to take over peacekeeper duties after we removed saddam? Wasn't that the plan? I was thinking something today. What if the Iraq campaign is basically successful, and over the next 1-2 years the new Iraqi civil defense force puts down the killer insurgents, the US withdraws from the policeman role, Iraq re-enters the world stage as a successful, democratic nation. every thing goes hunky dory. And then, in 2008, the Iraqis decide to invade Kuwait for the purpose of liberating the oppressed Kuwaitis from their dictatorial leadership and installing a democratic, Kuwaiti government! If it was good enough for the US to do for Iraq, its good enough for the Iraqis to do for the Kuwaits. Wouldn't that be a bizarre twist....