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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." --C.S. Lewis

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:: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 ::

Don't Agree

Jarvis and Sullivan speculate America's ability at future preemption is forever and ever undermined by the intelligence failures that led to the war in Iraq--and they place this heavy toll soley on George W. Bush.

Going way out on a limb, I predict Iraq's successful conversion to a legitimate, secular and capitalistic nation-state will eventually quell this criticism--especially as a flourishing democracy in the middle-east threatens the not only the House of Saud (Michael Moore--where are you?) but other ME dictatorships as well. Sketchy intelligence combined with Bush's bold gambit might prove to be the ultimate undoing of the middle-eastern giordian knot. It'll be unfortunate if W's not awarded another term to tie up the loose ends.

But it's done. The Iraqis have tasted freedom and a lot of their Arab neighbors (and French guys and UN guys) are jealous (if not outraged) of/by Iraq's new position in the world community.

Will preemptive action by the US be more difficult in the future? Yes...as it should be.

Now, if only Chirac would just give it up (note to Chirac: Give it up slime-ball; the oil-for-food party is over.)

:: Max 10:29 PM [+] ::
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