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br> Valrico, Florida /p> p> BETWEEN IRAQ AND A LIBERAL PLACE br> Re: Tom Bethell's The Rival Fanaticisms of Our Day : /p>

Mr. Bethell makes a lot of good points in his article on Iraq and presents his arguments quite well. So well that I'm inclined to agree with a lot of what he says. He is correct that Iraq will probably be better off under a strongman (like Iran was under the Shah) and that the cultural makeup of Islamists precludes any thought of self-governance. He is also correct in his assertions concerning the liberals in this country and that is where his arguments become interesting. Bush has taken on more of a job than he actually should have in Iraq, that is true. What Bush wants to accomplish will require doing it the way the British did back in the 1800's in India.

Alas, we live in a different age now and do not have the moral fortitude to accomplish something so radical anymore. We also have a contentious anti-American media and social elite who want nothing better than to destroy the Great Experiment called The United States and replace it with a fiefdom along the lines of the Dark Ages but without the religious facade like the Islamists have. Of course, that is merely my opinion and some will probably disagree with it. However, Mr. Bethell's arguments makes sense.

p>Maybe, after Bush wins (or maybe even before) he should have a deadline for pulling out. Is this cut and run? Maybe. Or it could be sound strategic advice to let the Iraqis fight it out among themselves. They're basically toothless now and so disorganized that they would pose a threat more to themselves than us. Maybe. Then we could focus on the real threats to freedom, Michael Moore and the elitists in this country. With friends like them, who needs terrorists? br> -- Pete Chagnon /p>

… If Mr. Bethell would care to see Charles Krauthammer at his best, he should tune into the last twenty minutes of "Special Report with Brit Hume" on the Fox News Channel. I can only assume that if he has ever watched that program, he's early-on lost interest trying to assimilate some relatively unbiased news and interviews. But if he will persist until "The Fox All-Stars" segment, he will often see Krauthammer crossing swords with such liberals as Mara Liasson and especially Juan Williams, both of NPR. The resulting crossfire of opinions is truly "Fair and Balanced!"

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