> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: woensdag 19 februari 2003 0:38 > Aan: Killer Bs Discussion > Onderwerp: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
> > > You know, we peace lovers think exactly the same thing. The only > > > difference is that we see Bush and those who support him as bigots > > > and enemies of freedom. > > > > You're not a peace lover, Jeroen. You were all gung ho when it > > affected _you_ in the Balkans. When it affects someone else, hmm, all > > of a sudden peace becomes really important. > > Are you sure you're not conflating his *country's* position with his > vis-a-vis the Balkans? > > I think the "peace-loving" position he is espousing is his, and not > necessarily his government's. Julia is correct. I'm more peace-loving than my government. I don't know how much of this has made it into the US media, but as much as it collides with Gautam's Euro-bashing, the Dutch government is quite happily supporting the US. They have offered to send troops and equipment (SAM batteries) to Turkey, they have offered F-16's (an offer which was declined by the US), and they have allowed the US to transport their troops and equipment through our country. > *If* the same was true at the time of the Balkan conflict, then you're > not being fair to him with that paragraph. If, however, his position at > the outbreak of the Balkan conflict was that something had to be done, > then you're not being so unfair. I'd want clarification of what his > position was and when he held that position before I went any further > with this, one way or the other. I didn't believe that launching an all-out war against the Serbs would be a good idea. I favoured the idea of sending in an international UN Peace Force to keep the fighting parties out of each other's hair, and then go for a diplomatic solution. Not that this is relevant here; the situation with the Balkan is completely different from the situation with Iraq. Jeroen "Make love, not war" van Baardwijk _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
