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To: lazarre who wrote (225675)	3/30/2007 2:14:59 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

A president can act on principal when has political support at home. A president can also act on principal when his popularity is in the toilet and there isnt another election he cares much about. Bush has bottom fish rankings among the people and the historians too---there is always that extra chapter one can get in JFK's profiles in courage--especially if an iran gamble actually worked.

To: lazarre who wrote (225675)	3/30/2007 3:43:18 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think the results of air wars are much overstated. Obviously you and I disagree on that. We could probably each find experts that share our view, but (imo) all recent wars prove that air power alone does not win wars, and if you can't wage a ground war (and I don't think there are many people who would argue we could, at the moment)- then it's better not to start a thing so uncertain. geocities.com But recent combat history provides a chastening lesson that air power, regardless of its accuracy and punch, cannot defeat even a conventional adversary unless it is backed by ground forces. Thus, American military analysts monitoring the conflict caution that Israel may be unable to reach its goal of disarming a shadowy guerrilla army by missiles, bombs and long-range artillery alone.

To: lazarre who wrote (225675)	3/31/2007 2:22:18 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Do you think the Iranian Revolutionary guard would dare roll their tanks across the borders into Jordan and Iraq? With thousands of laser guided missles poised overhead and from GPS coordinates supplied to the Naval Strike Force...I think not...they'd be "fighting" on our terms. Agreed. One of my friends over here is convinced that once the US leaves Iraq, our military will depart the entire Gulf region, with the eventual result being a major regional civil war as the Shias try to take Mecca and Medina from the Sunnis. To me that sounds ridiculous. I don't think even Kuwait is in much danger of invasion Shia attack. Trying to stabilize Iraq in its current guerilla environment is a lot more difficult than drawing a line in the sand and declaing whoever or whatever crosses it will get obliterated.