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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (27219)	12/21/1998 7:50:00 PM
From: Hubert Few	Respond to of 108807

Emile, I'm afraid I don't have much of an opinion in Israel's involvement with the Iraq situation. It does seem that inevitably whatever side the U.S. picks in a conflict, it turns out to be the most unpopular, causing the maximum damage to our "humanitarian" efforts around the globe. I think Israel is strong enough to stand on it's own legs, and in general, the other countries hate our guts and have enough money to buy protection when needed. At sometime after WWII, during the cold war I suspect, the U.S. foreign "policy" went from a genuine concern and benevolent interest in foriegn affairs, to being a hired gun for industrial and political interests. I'm waiting for the other foot to fall.....the terrible day when a massive terrorist attack is waged on U.S. soil with unthinkable toll in civilian life. It will change everything. Nukes are the most "bang for the buck", and if anyone thinks we won't drop a few in retaliation for the loss of 10,000 or so U.S. civilians, they will find out how "focused" our causes can be. The very freedom that allows jerks like me to come out and run their mouth about anything and everything, is the same freedom that will allow sinister reprisals on our own turf. You're a believer....pray that it doesn't happen.

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (27219)	12/21/1998 8:09:00 PM
From: Hubert Few	Respond to of 108807

The U.S. seems to have different flavors of "humanitarian" interests which hinge on the degree of "national interests" (like cheap oil for the abundance of gas guzzlers now in vogue) or the likelihood of "peacekeepers" being beheaded and dragged through the streets like so many ragdolls. Rather than intervene in crisis of proportions unseen in the last 50 years, we are shielded from the truth of our "camera conscious" leaders and press. Enter Rwanda, a piss-poor little country which most people in the United States never even heard of. caq.com If someone happens along this URL who is not familiar with what happened there, please do read it's several pages....you won't be bored. When a really noble cause comes along where can demonstrate our compassion as a collective body, we fail miserably, always, and without remorse.