[Rhodes22-list] Rebuilding Iraq was State of the Union

[Paul Grandholm]

Bill,

     I also agree with you on this.  Besides, they could pay for it with 
their oil.

Paul

>   At any rate, if the US or some coalition wer eto go in, remove Saddam
>   and some generals, and then pack up and leave, there would be chaos.
>   Tribal fighting and genocide would surely result.  Now that's a
>   scenario that is ripe for increasing religous fundamentalism, hatrred
>   of the US, and increased terorism
>
>   On the other hand, a major long term benefit of getting rid of Hussein
>   is the chance to try to enable a democracy to grow and take hold in
>   Iraq, that might spread to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.  The way this
>   could occur, admittedsly over many years, is that democracy in Iraq
>   would lead to greater education, equal rights, and the resulting
>   increase in economic opportunity for a large part of the population.
>   Citizens of other Arab countries, witnessing this, would press for
>   democratization in their own countries.
>
>   The final benefit would be a depowering of religous fundamentalist
>   extremists, and lessening the likelihood of terrorism in western
>   countries.
>
>   Short sighted foreign policy has been a major contributor to the mess
>   we find ourselves in today with both our enemies (at least this
>   decade) and allies.  Your prescrikption to kick soime Iraqi ass and
>   get the hell out, would only add perpetuate the problem and add fuel
>   to the terrorist fire.
>
>   BB
>   Bill Berner
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Paul Grandholm
C&H Technology
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