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Re: Call Me A Liberal

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From: Baxter
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:52
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"Andrew" <SEE_BELOW_TO_REPLY@bizaveNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> In pdx.general Name withheld by request <anon5c6c@nyx10.nyx.net> wrote:
>
> :    I believe that the military actions taken against the Taliban and Al
> :    Qaeda resulted in unnecessary civilian death and destruction. The
> :    stated mission to get bin Laden was not accomplished.
>
> Getting bin Laden was *not* the "stated mission" - the mission was to
> eliminate the Al Qaeda threat, as the Taliban were actively supporting
> them.

It wasn't?  Didn't Bush say something about getting bin Laden 'dead or
alive'?

>Getting rid of the Taliban, a horrible regime worthy of
> overthrow even without their support of Al Qaeda, was a big
> improvement in that region.

Taliban is gone - I don't see much improvement.
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From: "Baxter" <baxter.spamblock@baxcode.com>
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Subject: Re: Call Me A Liberal
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