[Vision2020] Your Position on the War in Iraq

[Joe Huffman]

I didn't mean to imply (I'm still not sure that I did) that Saddam is
'misunderstood' in any way.  I'm all for having his head in a jar of
formaldehyde in the Smithsonian.  I don't see there being any ambiguity
about him being an evil monster.  My reluctance to commit on the U.S.
involvement is as to whether it is the business our government to go to war
to remove him from power lacking a immediate threat to the U.S.  My
political alignment is very Libertarian...

If congress were to make it legal to buy and sell his and his son's body
parts I'd start a raffle with the proceeds going to the person or persons to
deliver them.  I'd would then buy $500 worth of tickets for a change purse
made out of Saddam's scrotum.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen@moscow.com]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 6:32 AM
To: JoeH@turbonet.com; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Your Position on the War in Iraq


Greetings Visionaires -

Joe Huffman stated:

"I am of the opinion it is not possible for me (nor anyone else without the
security clearances and "the need to know") to know for certain if Iraq
posed a threat to the U.S."

Agreed, Mr. Huffman.  We cannot be certain whether Saddam Hussein poses a
threat to the shores of the United States.   But, I seriously believe in
looking out for your brother and that one hand does wash the other.  In some
aspects I still am a bit of a political isolationist and not getting
involved in other people's problems is the correct course of inaction.  But,
I also believe that we are a better people than that.  It is a dilemma that
I consider every time our troops are sent "over there", even without a
proper security clearance nor the need to know.

We have three options:

1)  Continue with the war and eliminate Saddam Hussein and his regime,
hoping for a quick end (which is not likely), or

2)  We can return to the UN "debates" and 20 years from now attempt to
enforce UN Resolution 9999926-2025 against Saddam's son, or

3)  We can simply walk away from it all, bury our heads in the sand, and
pretend this is all not happening.

I further agree with you, Mr. Huffman,  we do not know what the
CIA/ATF/INS/FBI know about Saddam Hussein.  Maybe your implication is
correct.  Maybe Saddam Hussein is just a poor, misguided sole that really
needs our understanding, love, and aid.  And maybe Hitler was simply a paper
hanger that made a bad career move.  Maybe the Holocaust is a myth.

I seriously don't think so.  If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, .
. . (well, you know the rest).

Having faith in all people (but keeping my powder dry),

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
Pro Patria

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime." --Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.