From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff? Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 12:23:57 +0100
At 16:21 8-3-2003 -0800, Debbi Harrell wrote:
> Moreover, we cannot afford to bring our troops home for a few months > and send them back in the Fall.
No, they certainly can't stay there 'indefinitely.'
Unfortunately, that means that there WILL be a war against Iraq. If the US withdraws it troops without having done battle first, it will be some major PR for Iraq, and they will be the laughing stock of the Arab world. I don't think the US in general and Bush in particular could handle the humiliation.
I think you'll find that American egos are a bit more hardy than that. If we pull our troops out and then have to go back in, I think the emotion you'll find most Americans venting will be extreme annoyance and anger at the imposed waste of our time and our money rather than humiliation. I also believe that in general, we are more educated on this topic and aware of international opinion than you think -- we just don't necessarily agree with your conclusions.
In addition, pulling out seems a bit foolish at the moment since Iraq hasn't fulfilled the requirements laid out for it under the UN resolutions. If they had been honest with the Security Council from the outset, they wouldn't be in this predicament. Their declarations have been filled with lies, deceptions and manipulation. If they were truly interested in peace, why would they have defied the world for a dozen years?
Jon
How to Punish Terrorists: "They should be locked up in a small cell and forced to watch home videos of every birthday, baptism, wedding of every person they killed. Every day for the rest of their lives." ~Josh / The West Wing
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