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>The U.N. has no strength. It draws up resolution after resolution on Iraq, not really intending to do anything about it. When will people ever learn that dictators understand one and only one form of diplomacy: force. When Saddam invaded Kuwait, he didn't leave because of diplomacy. He left because the world drove him out.

Chris;

Until the break up of the Soviet Union things were simple. We would destroy the USSR if we were attacked and they would destroy us. When the USSR ceased to exist there were no longer two players to consider. The first thoughts I had were, “United States Citizens – red necks and survivalists – would turn against the government and people of the United States. Terrorists from inside and outside our country would attack us to express their philosophies”.

You do not know what is in the mind of another person. As Chairman Mao said in his book written in the 1930’s, “As long as there is one gorilla there is war”! Change “gorilla” to terrorist and you have an updated version of what that means in todays world.

Tom