I wonder if it's a stretch to think that if Bush had not been in Iraq, we would not have targeted Iraq. If not, then had we not targeted Iraq, is it a stretch to consider that resources put to use there might have been otherwise put to use in the Afghanistan/Pakistan area? Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] with or without Bush Date: 8/2/2004 6:52:05 PM Central Daylight Time From: _Scribe1865@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Scribe1865@xxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: Stan maintains that if Bush had not been in office, Bin Laden would have been captured. As if a change of presidents could alter tactical and strategic factors that work to Bin Laden's benefit. Taken as a statement of convictions, Stan's hyperbole is hunky-dory. Taken as a tactical prediction . . . well . . . it's a fine statement of convictions. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html