"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 08:15 PM 1/28/2004 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >In a message dated 1/27/2004 11:56:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> >> As for the Libyan situation, I do not believe that it was a coincidence
> >> that after years of stalemate the ice in Libya began to
> >> breakas Saddam
> >> Hussein was being toppled.
> >>
> >>Recent op ed piece in the NYT by a former bush appointee argued quite
> explicitly that the thaw with Libya began well before the invasion
> (beginning with initiatives during the Clinton administration)and it was
> the result of prolonged diplomatic efforts. He should know. He was part of
> the negoiating team
> >
>
> And of course, all those years of negotiation going back to the Clinton
> Administration just happened to break through at the same time that Hussein
> was being toppled. And indeed, coincidentally at the very same time the
> Iranians were deciding to come clean about their own program. And
> indeed, coincidentally the Syrians even made an (albeit much less serious
> than those from their Iranian or Libyan counterparts) initiative to come
> clean about their own program.
>
> But of course, all of the above is just one giant happy coincidence
> reflecting the fruits of St. Clinton's hard work and dilligence, right?
Well, at least the earlier negotiations had the channels open, right?
:) Would things have gone so smoothly had there *not* been the lines of
communication there for the purpose?
I'd say that a percentage of the credit should go to those who were
working before, and the rest should go to Bush. I don't care to say
*what* those percentages are, though, as I don't know enough about it.
Julia
shirt's finally dry, but it stinks a bit....
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