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To: greenspirit who wrote (176985)	12/4/2005 7:20:36 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

No. I wouldn't regret not going to war. I think wars need to be based on responses to actual events, and not mind reading or fantasies- even if that means waiting for a first strike. I am willing to take casualties where there is no other casus belli (like the invasion of another state, for example- which would also suffice as a reason to invade a country.) Of course that doesn't mean I think we should do nothing about rogue states- so don't go making up a false dichotomy for me. I'm actually not advocating leaving Iraq immediately- because we've made such a mess there, I don't think we can. Although I hope that the Iraqis kick us out, because then we will have an excuse to leave the mess to them. I am pretty sure the region will be less secure and stable, though, post Saddam, and we (the US) will suffer for it. " so I wouldn't trade one diabolical murdering spree for another. " So what you are saying is that you would regret the war if their is rampant ethnic cleansing- killings, say, that far exceed the number of Kurds that were killed? That seems to be what you are saying, but I wanted to make sure.