Le 4 d=E9c. 04, =E0 04:07, Phil Enns a =E9crit : <snip> > > Apart from the prediction of a civil war, I think the plan is a good > one. I would just add that it is virtually unthinkable that the US > would not maintain some military presence in Iraq. So, I would agree > that the US should get the majority of its soldiers out of Iraq as > quickly as possible. If the Iraqi people want civil war, what = business > is it of the US? And if things move towards civil war, surely the = most > logical intervention would be from the UN. With the US out of Iraq I=20= > am > sure we can count on the French and Germans to lead the way. M.C. Quite. And I'm sure they will do their best to emulate the=20 wonderful job the U.S. has done in transforming Iraq into a prosperous=20= earthly paradise and a beacon for peace and democracy in just a few=20 short months. > > > > > Michael Chase (goya@xxxxxxxxxxx) CNRS UPR 76 7, rue Guy Moquet Villejuif 94801 France ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html