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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (133771)	8/22/2005 2:21:21 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793670

I just wish the nay sayers would present us with some words of anyone anywhere who has a clue. Or, let me put on my helmet as I'm going to get bombed for this, the supporters. But that is the essential point. We are all for the most part clueless, supporter and naysayer alike. War is chaos, choices are difficult, and war invokes the Law of Unintended Consequence in a huge way. When the war began, any sentient being should have realized that things might have turned out as they did. Since war is chaos, impossible to predict in its consequences, what should be done is to realistically assess our involvement each step of the way. And even the choices made as a result of these new assessments have their own unpredicable consequences which need to be evaluated themselves as conditions change. Not to forget that perception is everything. In the pantheon of casualties, the cost in American blood has been negligible. Obviously, not to those whose families are affected. In hard numerical terms, the war has been a relatively cheap enterprise from the standpoint of lives and casualties. Whether it is worth it remains to be seen. In terms of treasure, it is a damned expensive thing, a lot more costly than anyone imagined. The most recent issue of Foreign Affairs has a few interesting articles on these points which I am reading and absorbing....will perhaps bring them up if I have the time.