Hi Michael,
On , you wrote me:

 MG> Hello Michael.

 MG> 20 Jul 03 13:11, you wrote to me:

 MG>>> The casualties of the current situation in Iraq have now
 MG>>> reached the level of the last Gulf War's casualties. It will 
 MG>>> only increase.
 MG>>> I'm sure glad we don't have any troops over there...

 MG>> But, aren't you glad the US and Britain have troops there?

 MG> Not particularly. IMO, it's only making the situation worse, by
 MG> creating even more animosity towards the west amongst Arabs. This
 MG> leads in turn to a greater threat of international terrorist attacks,
 MG> and also results in curtailed civil liberties, as our government goes
 MG> to extremes in the name of national security.

 MG> The threat Iraq posed with a contained Saddam before the war was
 MG> minimal, and he was not actively supporting terrorist groups like Al
 MG> Queda. The war has opened up a hornet's nest, and now those sorts of
 MG> groups are finding a lot more support amongst Iraqis both within Iraq
 MG> itself, and elsewhere. A Saddam-less, occupied Iraq is far more of a
 MG> threat to us than Saddam Hussein ever was, and we are fooling
 MG> ourselves if we think that we've heard the last from the likes of
 MG> Osama Bin Laden.

When things go bad, you'll be glad they are there and not "on their way".



From the desk of...


   Michael


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