Re: Does Ron Paul have a chance?

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:05:29 -0600, Hugh Gibbons
<hugh_gibbons@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>There was not a serious problem of terrorism coming from IRAQ.  IRAQ was
>UNDER CONTROL.  It was counterproductive to disrupt that situation, 
>because, no matter how bad you THOUGHT Saddam Hussein was, he was USEFUL
>in keeping the lid on the Iraqis.  Removing him created a power vacuum 
>in which terrorists were able to operate, to recruit effectively, to 
>disrupt the country completely, displace millions (both externally and
>internally) and upwards of half a million people.  

He was also a bulwark against Iranian influence in the region.

Swill
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