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Young sees growing support for war with Iraq [a Democrat actually gets it]
Courier Journal ^ | 3/19/03 | Chris Kenning

Posted on 03/19/2003 6:20:57 AM PST by Chancellor Palpatine

More countries likely will fall in behind the United States once hostilities with Iraq begin, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations predicted yesterday in Louisville.

Andrew Young, who was U.N. ambassador under President Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s, said he thinks international support will grow even more in the effort to transform Iraq into a peaceful and stable country.

''We may find that President Bush has pulled a real coup,'' said Young, who supported Al Gore in the 2000 election. ''I think we're going to be proven right in the U.N.''

Young was in Louisville to address the annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni dinner, an event honoring outstanding graduates sponsored by the Catholic Education Foundation.

Young, a former aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was Atlanta's mayor during much of the 1980s. He is now chairman of Good Works International, which consults with governments and corporations on economic development in Africa and the Caribbean, and is a former president of the National Council of Churches.

He told reporters yesterday that he thought a war against Iraq was justified. Diplomatic efforts to win U.N. support and to disarm Iraq went on long enough, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at courierjournal.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: andrewyoung; carter; iraq; un
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To: mhking; rdb3
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21 posted on 03/19/2003 8:02:28 AM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: danneskjold
You're right - Chamberlainism is the core doctrine of Carter.
22 posted on 03/19/2003 2:32:00 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (shamelessly using prior posts to bump an ignored thread)
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To: BullDog108
I've known that there were some decent Dem voices on this, including [shudder] Lieberman's. Rush said something really interesting today that he'd noticed that Gore has been keeping his piehole shut, and that it is an appreciated gesture.
23 posted on 03/19/2003 2:34:06 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: JeeperFreeper
Like Blair, those with integrity can "get it". Frankly, with this type of liberal, the goals aren't really so different, but its the ends to the goal that we dispute. Under those circumstances, we can find agreement in critical areas of national defense.

I'm waiting for a Dem senator to step into the shoes of Sam Nunn.

24 posted on 03/19/2003 2:36:57 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: wardaddy
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25 posted on 03/19/2003 2:37:14 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: anoldafvet
They've been surprising me lately.
26 posted on 03/19/2003 2:38:25 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: baseballmom
The man is hard for them to touch because of his history, though. We need to remember that he is helping significantly, since he is putting his neck on the line publicly.

I like to think that many were disappointed and mad, LOL.

27 posted on 03/19/2003 2:40:43 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
Interesting how quickly a bandwagon loads up once the parade starts.
28 posted on 03/19/2003 2:41:07 PM PST by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
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To: RightWhale
The more voices chime in, the more France is left in the dust. Heheh.
29 posted on 03/19/2003 2:43:58 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
This makes Carter look like the idiot he is.
30 posted on 03/19/2003 2:46:39 PM PST by cynicom
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
I'm waiting for a Dem senator to step into the shoes of Sam Nunn.

Didn't Nunn oppose Gulf War I? Those shoes stink.

31 posted on 03/19/2003 2:48:11 PM PST by edsheppa
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To: edsheppa
I don't remember him doing that - I'd be very surprised, because he was reliable during the Reagan years (but my memory sucks lately, so I could be wrong).
32 posted on 03/19/2003 2:51:47 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
The resolution.

The vote

33 posted on 03/19/2003 3:10:05 PM PST by edsheppa
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To: edsheppa
That really surprises me. I'm disappointed in him in retrospect.
34 posted on 03/19/2003 3:19:16 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
I respect anyone....even someone with whom I disagree on about everything else when they at least have the decency to nut up when the going gets rough and do the right thing.

This may be the only time I'll ever applaud Andy..but..HEAR!!>>HEAR!!
35 posted on 03/19/2003 5:16:10 PM PST by wardaddy
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To: wardaddy
When I first saw the article, I expected a diatribe - imagine the smile on my face.....
36 posted on 03/19/2003 5:22:46 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (the NCAA is the UN of college athletics - arrogant toward the good, toothless against the bad)
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
Kudos to Andrew Young for learning from past mistakes (unlike his former boss), but I need to read more about Young's ideas to find out if he's a true stalwart yet. He still sounds timid to me, but that could have been due to his audience.

Here's a collection of reports (which may include the one cited in this article) for any of us to read if we have time: NSSG papers, etc...

There's also some stale backlash to the 14 member commitee's response, of a familiar type.

37 posted on 03/19/2003 11:59:59 PM PST by risk
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