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Originally posted by theking
Excellent article.
"Indeed, the French argue that only bad things will come from this war ? more terrorism, a dangerous precedent for preventive war, civilian casualties. The Bush team argues that this war will be a game-changer ? that it will spark reform throughout the Arab world and intimidate other tyrants who support terrorists."
That says it all in a nut shell.
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What's interesting, that most people forget, is that during the GW1 (hah..that's fun Gulf War 1 = GW1), Israel was in the midst of another intifada with the Palestinians, and that many attribute the US's decisive victory in GW1 as a catalyst for getting the Arabs to negotiate.
We could see that again. With a decisive military victory, they may realize, they're only hope is cooperation and negotiation.