Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Roshmi Choudhury
to President Clinton. So the present President George Bush will attack Iraq just before the elctions. From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: ASSAMNETCOLORADO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler? Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 02:06:21 -0500

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Roshmi Choudhury
to President Clinton. So the present President George Bush will attack Iraq just before the elctions. Roshmi From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: ASSAMNETCOLORADO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler? Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 02:06

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread D Deka
ED]>Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 02:06:21 -0500Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet:+ How do you ask? If you could ask (and they could reply - with a free mind),+ there won't be a dictator! . The guy even had his sons-in-law killed, had he+ not?alpana-baideu,at the crux o

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Saurav Pathak
D Deka said on AssamNet: + Saurav, + Obviously you have collected a lot of information and have not + digested it yet. otoh, dilip-da, you seem to have not only digested what i have said but also extracted calories, vitamins and minerals that were originally not there. :) my request:

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
+ If he goes into exile and Iraq has democracy, it will be welcome + by all like me. what exactly do you mean by democracy? would you agree to give the iraqis a voice of their own? would you agree to a kurdistan? would you agree to the shias in the south joining iran? *** Excellent point.

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
at the crux of this dilemma lie the issue of sovereignity. the u.n imposed international order maintains that the protection of the sovereignity of a country is the foremost task. according to this "doctrine", this is the only way wars and human tragedies can be avoided. so, even if a dictator

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Saurav Pathak
Alpana B. Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + + been having this 'collateral damage' for a while? + yes, i do. + Do you think this damage in the shape of acute human tragedy + (leave alone the fact that the state has gone economically 100 years + back and also the havoc that was

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler? Alpana B. Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + + been having this 'collateral damage' for a while? + yes, i do. + Do

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
, March 05, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler? Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + Saurav: Lets hear your position now. i oppose this war. i wont even make a pacifist case. suffice it to say it is not in the interest of common americans to go into this war. without

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-06 Thread Saurav Pathak
Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + the people in Iraq need to be 'saved', the dictator has been exploiting them + for decades. before giving the iraqis help, ask them whether they want it. and in what form. + don't you think they have had enough? what about collateral + damage?

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-06 Thread Rajen Barua
[EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: ASSAMNETCOLORADO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler? Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:09:48 -0500 Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + the people in Iraq need to be 'saved', the dictator has been exploiting them + for decades. before giving the iraqis help

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler? Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + the people in Iraq need to be 'saved', the dictator has been exploiting them + for decades. before giving the iraqis help, ask them whether they want

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-06 Thread Saurav Pathak
Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + How do you ask? If you could ask (and they could reply - with a free mind), + there won't be a dictator. The guy even had his sons-in-law killed, had he + not? alpana-baideu, at the crux of this dilemma lie the issue of sovereignity. the u.n imposed

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-05 Thread Saurav Pathak
Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + Saurav: Lets hear your position now. i oppose this war. i wont even make a pacifist case. suffice it to say it is not in the interest of common americans to go into this war. without endorsement from the u.n, americans will be seen as arrogant and

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-05 Thread Santanu Roy
D Deka wrote: 5. Last but not the least, do I support this war or not? Regarding 5, I do not support violence and war. But I do want to see a change in the middle east, the hot bed of terrorism. That includes Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran. Do you agree that a change is needed? Is Iraq the right

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-05 Thread D Deka
It is not the mere presence of Americans in these countries that is causing the friction. Really it is the inevitable globalization, industrialization, assimilation, and spread of western thoughts and democratic ideas, that hard core islamic leaders cannot stand and are in Jihad for. Global

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-05 Thread Saurav Pathak
D Deka said on AssamNet: + + It is not the mere presence of Americans in these countries that is causing the friction. Really it is the inevitable globalization, industrialization, assimilation, and spread of western thoughts and democratic ideas, that hard core islamic leaders cannot

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-05 Thread D Deka
Saurav, Obviously you have collected a lot of information and have not digested it yet. It is also obvious that you find fault with everything US government does. But face it, US government has collected more intelligence than you have, and Saddam Hussein is no saint. Without the US army at its

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-04 Thread Saurav Pathak
D Deka said on AssamNet: + + Friedman thinks Bush is a man with a mission. Bush knows his future as a president is at stake for this issue called Iraq. It may cost him dearly in the 2004 election or even before. So why is he vocal and adamant about the war in Iraq? Friedman has his

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-04 Thread D Deka
Saurav, you asked about my position in this war. In what way? I am giving you a list. Take your pick. 1. Should the war start from the north or the south? 2. Should the war start next week or the following week? 3. Should it be an air war only or should it include ground troops? 4. Should the

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-04 Thread Saurav Pathak
D Deka said on AssamNet: + + Saurav, you asked about my position in this war. In what way? I am giving you a list. Take your pick. + 1. Should the war start from the north or the south? + 2. Should the war start next week or the following week? + 3. Should it be an air war only or