I think retribution against the families of the bombers is a bad idea. You would be creating more not less antagonism.
As far as invading Iraq, well it's a mixed bag. For one I don't think we should care a wit what the EU has to say about what we do as a sovereign nation, if it is to defend ourselves. And yes I feel that a preemptive strike is a sort of defense. On the other hand I am personally against invading Iraq. My reasons are simple. The current regime is known and we have no idea what the government that follows would be like. Look at what happened in Iran. A perfect example of our good intentions backfiring. Also I think you would see a totally different army inside the borders of Iraq, form the one that surrendered to us in Saudi and Kuwait. Add in the fact that we would probably end up facing Iranian and Iraq armies and quite possibly other nations, and many if not all of the Arab nations would begin exporting junior terrorists in even higher numbers than currently. All in all I say its a loose loose scenario. I am personally against most foreign intervention, where it doesn't impact us directly. The invasion of Kuwait was justified in that the loss of the oil supplies from that part of the world would make life very difficult for us, and would have caused strategic problems for us as well, the modern army runs on gas :) So we were acting in our own defense. As long as they stay within their borders, they are still a sovereign nation as far as I am concerned. Tim Heald Developer Schoollink, Inc. 910.223.2116 x 122 http://www.schoollink.net Providing technology solutions for educators Fusebox Advisory Committee http://www.fusebox.org Fayetteville ColdFusion User Group http://www.fcfug.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 12:33 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Debate the following points for a chance to win a new > Muffin Toaster > > > >>> Israel Demurs on Deporting Bomb Suspects' Relatives > >>> Israel appeared to be backing off from its plan to deport relatives of > >>West Bank Palestinians accused of suicide bombings to the > crowded, fenced- > >>in Gaza Strip. > >> > >>Bad plan from the start. Don't accuse, prove. Then hang them. > > Hang the relatives of bombers? > > Matt > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 11:21 AM > >>To: CF-Community > >>Subject: Re: Debate the following points for a chance to win a > new Muffin > >>Toaster > >> > >>Bill Wheatley wrote: > >>> Yes some people toats muffins :P > >>> > >>> Israel Demurs on Deporting Bomb Suspects' Relatives > >>> Israel appeared to be backing off from its plan to deport relatives of > >>West Bank Palestinians accused of suicide bombings to the > crowded, fenced- > >>in Gaza Strip. > >> > >>Bad plan from the start. Don't accuse, prove. Then hang them. > >> > >> > >>> Europeans Split With U.S. on Need for Iraq Attack > >>> There is a striking agreement in Europe that Saddam Hussein's > government > >>is dangerous, but any agreement breaks down over strategic priorities in > >>the Middle East. > >> > >>It is totally unclear to me what the priorities of both the US and the > >>EU are in the ME, so I will not get into this one. > >> > >>Jochem > >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
