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So the muslims "respect" force. That and $5 gets you a latte at Starbucks. While Hamas also "respects" Sharon, the Israelis have not gotten closer to peace within their lifetimes by its recent use of force. Perhaps decades of bloody violence eventually gets both sides to thinking, but did GWB really consider that was potentially what he was facing before going it alone into Iraq? And wasn't the question of what would replace Saddam part of why GHWB, a seasoned diplomat, UN ambassador, CIA head, VP for years, opted to not take out Saddam himself? Did GHWB know what he was doing?

But GHWB also linked up with the UN and the old allies. From the points raised on this site in praise of GWB, those actions must mean GHWB was the idiot, not GWB.

And to imply the Iraqis will compromise on a constitution when we show them we have more/bigger guns: Truly, that's a sad argument. How many B-52s did the NVA and VC have? Did the south vietnamese, whose sitting government wanted us there, hate us any more than the muslims/arabs in Iraq? There are indeed times when "it's the size of the fight in the dog" and not just in South Viet Nam. The Brits had the USA rebels hugely outgunned in 1780, for example, and the colonists were deeply split into rebel and loyal factions, and -- news flash -- the rebels still won. Forcing a compromise by us showing our guns? How does that differ from our imposing a puppet government by force? Some legitmacy that government would have. Some "favorable" impression of America we'd be giving the muslim/arab world with that stunt. No new enemies would come from that? Do you think before you type?

Meanwhile, I must apologize. I did not realize Clinton was running against GWB. I did not realize that although GWB had been in office for two full years, that it was Clinton's fault that GWB invaded Iraq. No one told me how Clinton snuck into the oval office in March 2003 and hypnotized GWB and told him to invade Iraq.

Guys, you've convinced me. I will NOT vote for Clinton this year.