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<div>Why don't you focus your attention on Nick's arguments about the US decision to invade Iraq regarding whether it was wise or not, instead of making personal attacks against him? Your personal attacks do nothing to further a full understanding of how it is best to resolve the situation in Iraq.
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<div>After having Nick as a teacher for several courses at the U of I, and knowing him a bit outside the classroom, I can assure you he does not "salivate every time one of our troops gets accused of some heinous crime..." as you put it. I have found Nick to be a caring and kind person, and I am certain he feels saddened by the tragedies befalling US troops in Iraq.
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<div>Nor is it credible to suggest Nick wishes to see the "return of Iraq to a dictatorship like Saddam's" as you phrased it. This is a baseless personal attack to suggest this is what Nick wants, that only reveals your extreme bias against someone who presents thoughtful and well reasoned fact based analysis regarding the war in Iraq.
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Gier goes way beyond this. He salivates everytime one of our troops gets accused of some heinous crime or some insurgent accuses them of anything and everything. People like him make it obvious they do not support the war OR THE SOLDIERS.
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">If, on the other hand, you would be happy to see the defeat of the coalition and the return of Iraq to a dictatorship like Saddam's, then you would be one of the "people like Nick."
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