[Rhodes22-list] Politics -Tom Sowell

[Stephen Staum]

Well said.  SS
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From: "Ronald Lipton" <rlipton at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics -Tom Sowell


> 
> >
> >
> > Our objective in Iraq has been from the beginning to
> > change the political dynamics of a whole region.
> > Yeah, it was sold on WMD, disposing a dictator, etc.,
> > but the real reasons are that everything we've tried
> > in the last thirty years haven't worked.  That point
> > was driven home on 9/11.
> 
> Yes, it was sold on a lie - continues under no-win
> conditions with no clear exit strategy, and has resulted
> in dividing the US from it's allies, alienating much of
> the word, and fostering Islamic fundamentalism.  If
> what we tried in the past 30 years didn't work at least
> it was not the flaming disaster that we have on our hands
> now.
> 
> Ron
> 
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