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The political reality is that if we in the U.S. are being scammed - if the war is unwinnable or a grab for oil - then this president and this policy will be ended by the American people in November 2004, and the world will have no reason to fear a preemptive U.S. war for at least 20-30 years. We will kick ourselves and mourn the dead for decades to come.
If, on the other hand, this is somehow a shortcut to Mid-East peace, well.....then we'll be glad we took the risk and defied the world.
BTW - The battles of the 20th Century convinced most of us that all the great questions of the day can be reduced to questions of finance. So much so that many fear this war MUST BE about oil or business or commerce. Maybe it is.
But a longer look at history allows us to see that some leaders of the past have craved power, or glory, or honor, or hatred. We need to reawaken ourselves to the other motivations of human beings.
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RKC
1987 Guards Red Targa
Last edited by RickC; 04-01-2003 at 01:53 PM..
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