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Leagues of Their Own

8.8.02 @ 12:01AM

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I suggest that these are the sort of people we should be supporting now, not some so-called "moderate" clergyman or the son of the deposed autocrat.
-- Mike Tribe

Jed Babbin replies: I'm not so holy. If we can ally ourselves with people such as Mr. Pahlavi or other opponents of the mullahs, I'm not concerned at this point about their pedigree. Unless they're in league with the mullahs or other terrorists, I say they're worth a look. I'm not saying we should install Mr. Pahlavi on his father's throne, and I'm also not saying we shouldn't.

I agree that there are no moderates among the Islamicists. The radicals are all about the same, and we can't treat with them, only defeat them. But to bring Iran back into the modern world, we need to join up with those who are willing to fight, and get the Ayatollah's crowd out for good. If we are too particular about allies, we'll end up with none. And the terrorists will stay in control. I'd like us to benefit from the Iranian opposition, and see the destruction of the ayatollahs without risking American lives. If we have to do it ourselves, so be it. But before we get to that point, we ought to see if the Iranians can do it themselves.

IDEALLY CRAZY
Re: Jerry Carter's The Crazy Congressman:

This Zioncheck fellow sounds like the ideal liberal! First his behavior explains how liberals can say and do the things they do with a straight face: they are disconnected from reality. A present day example: Senator Joe Bidden stands before us with his neat stands of perfectly aligned hair plugs and tells us one week that there is no reason to go to war against Iraq, the next war is necessary and I'm sure there will be a third chapter. Mrs. Clinton told the nation on a national news broadcast that if her husband had, indeed, had sex with that woman he would be in serious trouble. As soon as it was established that her personal satyr had enjoyed his dalliance she went back to the "vast right wing conspiracy" to explain his behavior and her enabling of it.

There are many such stories, and now I understand how the disconnected do these foolish things. But will anyone ever figure out to repair these horribly defective people?
-- Jay W. Molyneaux
Palm Beach, FL

NOOSE TIP
Re: Lawrence Henry's The Trouble With TIPS:

Incidentally, the TIPS program should really be called FINK (Federal Information Network of Knowledge), if we're going for catchy acronyms.
-- Kim du Toit

WHO DO YOU TRUST
Re: The Prowler's Simon Appearances:

Was Ronald Reagan the only one who had enough sense to trust the common man? Every day voters can sift through the slant of the newspapers. What they will get disgusted with is the condescension of the Rove's and the head of the GOP. The object is to defeat Davis in November, not to see who is boss of the GOP. I think President Bush understands this and for sure Cheney does.
-- Annette Cwik

MAKING THE CONNECTION
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-- Bill B.
Fairfax, VA

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