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2003-02-08 Iraq

Ousting Saddam prelude to eliminating Islamist currents

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-02-08 09:23 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Geez, anyone who's been following the "rush to war" knows what's up.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-02-08 10:56:46|| 2003-02-08 10:56:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Powell, in his explanation, was subtile, like the "p"in swimming. Overthrowing theocracies (read kleptocracys) to these thugs means replacing them with dictatorships. Some form of republic or parliamentary democracy is beyond their comprehension. It will be a painful transition, but it will come.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-02-08 12:19:48|| 2003-02-08 12:19:48|| Front Page Top

#3 No, to be specific, only pro-American dictators will be tolerated. This means that, henceforth, Middle Eastern dictators must be pro-American or they will be toppled and replaced with democracies.

Posted by John Bragg 2003-02-08 17:30:52|| 2003-02-08 17:30:52|| Front Page Top

#4 "Pro American Dictators" is the anonymous Source's words. Alaska Paul has it right: The possiblity of a democracy or republic is beyond their ken, so this guy is groping for words, and grabbed the only ones that came to mind.

Posted by Ptah 2003-02-08 20:07:58|| 2003-02-08 20:07:58|| Front Page Top

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