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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In addition, Iraq was in violation of the terms of
surrender from the first gulf war (near daily missle launches at
aircraft patroling the northern no-fly zone and refusing to cooperate with
weapons inspectors as stipulated) and as such, the US had every right to resume
hostilities based on that alone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In hind sight, the bigger mistake was halting short
of Baghdad the first time around and failing to depose Saddam at that
time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "lfalen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>lfalen@turbonet.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Joe Campbell" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>philosopher.joe@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cc: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:35
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] State Budget
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>>I won't argue that the war in Iraq was not a mistake. It may have
been, but the evidence at the time was that there were WMD. The fact that none
were found does not mean that they did not have any. They did use biological
weapons on the Kurds. You are right that it contributed to the debt. I do not
think that it had anything to do with the recession.<BR>> Roger<BR>>
-----Original message-----<BR>> From: Joe Campbell </FONT><A
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Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:21:20 -0800<BR>> To: lfalen </FONT><A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>lfalen@turbonet.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Subject:
Re: [Vision2020] State Budget Deficits<BR>> <BR>>> There was nothing
"necessary" about the invasion of Iraq. It was a<BR>>> mistake and got us
debt and a recession. I'd like to see some<BR>>> conservatives admit
that.<BR>>> <BR>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:25 AM, lfalen
<</FONT><A href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>lfalen@turbonet.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>
wrote:<BR>>> > Joe<BR>>> > You make a false analogy by
claiming that someone values war and incarceration more than education. No one
values war for the sake of war, but it is sometimes necessary. The same goes for
incarceration. Incarceration is necessary to keep dangerous people from harming
the public. I think that we could agree that there are people in prison who
would be better dealt with in an other manner.<BR>>> >
Roger<BR>>> > -----Original message-----<BR>>> > From: Joe
Campbell </FONT><A href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>philosopher.joe@gmail.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>
> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:44:28 -0800<BR>>> > To: Jeff Harkins
</FONT><A href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>jeffh@moscow.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>>> >
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] State Budget Deficits<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>> It is a relative claim: you value war and incarceration MORE than
public education. Otherwise, you'd be for tax increases to pay for the war
started by the last President, the one he put on "credit cards." Your regular
comments support this more than your denials refute it.<BR>>>
>><BR>>> >> I'll take the statement back when I see a change
in the bs rhetoric that you and your conservative friends have been throwing
out.<BR>>> >><BR>>> >><BR>>> >><BR>>>
>> On Jan 4, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Jeff Harkins <</FONT><A
href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>jeffh@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>
wrote:<BR>>> >><BR>>> >> ><BR>>> >>
>> It is a matter of values, not money. You and Jeff no longer
value<BR>>> >> >> public education; you are more willing to
put your money toward war<BR>>> >> >> and incarceration than
education, for instance. That's how I see it.<BR>>> >>
>><BR>>> >> > Your personal comments reflect exactly who
you are. You could not be more wrongheaded.<BR>>> >>
><BR>>> >> > I do not have to defend my 30 years in public
education to you. And you know nothing about my commitments to improve
education, at all levels.<BR>>> >> ><BR>>> >> > As
I have suggested numerous times, I see very little gained in interacting with
you. Perhaps we can share the blog space and choose not to interact at a
personal level. Let's focus on the issues at hand.<BR>>>
>><BR>>> >>
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