[Vision2020] CNN Breaking News
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
Tue, 01 Apr 2003 11:22:56 -0800
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<P>Not so fast, Mr. Hansen.</P>
<P>Don't pretend that we didn't make the choice to go to war. No matter what rhetoric the White House wants to put out there, we chose this war. We didn't have to go forward with it. A conscious decision was made to pursue this policy. Those people are dead because they were fleeing a war WE started, US, not them. I tell you what, you go explain to any relatives the folks in that car may have left that we're not responsible for those deaths, and see if you can sell it to them. Pack a lunch, it's going to take a while.</P></DIV>
<P>Last week you said you supported Mr. Bush's foreign policy. Let's be clear that it's a policy that won no significant support overseas after the U.K, setting aside Micronesia. We can try to blame the French, but the bottom line is that we couldn't convince anyone else that Hussein was such a threat that imminent war was the only choice.</P>
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<P>I think we all understand that war is about killing and dying. I think the questions that need answering is Why was it necessary for this to happen now? And what is next? Are those people going to feel 'liberated' after this happens? I doubt it. That's one reason we are going to leave large numbers of troops in Iraq when the war is over, troops who will die in small numbers from terrorist attacks. What for? Can you tell me? What is the political goal we intend to achieve?</P>
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<P>I understood Mr. Kaag's explanation of what happened, and agreed with it except for his stunningly callous comment about improving the gene pool. Were the babies such bad drivers, or so illiterate, that they needed cleansing from the gene pool? Is that a comment you want to stand by, Mr. Kaag, or was it just in the heat of the moment?</P>
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<P>There will be many more incidents like this. We had best give up the pretense that we expect Iraqis are all going to be grateful to us. </P>
<P>And no, I do not and will not call the troops in the field baby killers. But I do hold our leadership responsible for this.<BR></P>
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<P>Sunil<BR></P>
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