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And after Iraq, who do you not like next? Pakistan? Rwanda? Cuba? Israel?
Tajikistan? China? Burma? In what order do you suggest the US issue
ultimatums and attack them? Ooops, I forgot a few: Haiti (double-ooops, I
forgot, we already did them. I'm sure Haiti is in great shape as a result.
Does anyone know?), Uganda, Mali -- definitely Mali -- and then of course of
the French are not quite as respectful as I'd like them to be... oh, and
Yemen and Ireland. And the Basques, they sure have it coming, as well.
Maybe Germany, while we are at it, just a preemptive thing, of course...and
Berkeley. Hmmm, this has all kinds of possibilities. Maybe the US could set
up a lottery, to determine which country gets it next.
Lawrence
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> Subject: conditional support for war on Iraq
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> If Bush et al decide, upon reasonable closure in the Afghanistan capaign,
> where the Al Quaeda are eliminated and an interim government put
> forth with
> the objective of bringing the ethnic factions together under one
> umbrella,
> and with clear objectives in mind for a campaign in Iraq, I would not be
> opposed.
>
> This campaign need not be immediate nor a full scale war, though I'm not
> eliminating this possibility. Forces should be amassed and ultimatums
> issued. There should be full inspections allowed throughout Iraq for
> whatever nefarious weapons programs Hussein might be backing.
> Failing this,
> the time for action will be obvious and hopefully our allies
> support us. The
> thorn in our side which has been festering all this time should
> be removed
> before it becomes too infectious to deal with in the future. Once
> closure is
> achieved conditions allowing the facilitation of a more friendly
> government
> in Iraq ready to be embraced by the community of the world should
> be put in
> place. Old wounds should be healed and the Iraqi people helped to
> get back
> on their feet.
>
> Upon closure in Iraq, the U.S. should plan on finally ending our military
> presence in Saudi Arabia, ironically one of the issues that got bin Laden
> all hot and bothered. Hopefully we can open relations with Iran,
> which has
> appeared to be a little less hostile, and give them a second
> chance, if our
> campaign in neighboring Iraq doesn't alienate them.
>
> If we have clear objectives set forth, failing stronger
> diplomatic pressures
> working beforehand, and a definite exit plan upon closure, I think I can
> support military action in Iraq.
>
> It's time to nip the problems in the bud before they become even
> worse and
> harder to manage later on in the ballgame. While we have
> momentum, we might
> as well get it over with.
>
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