[Libertarianize the GOP]

Hackworth is right on many counts but replacing the most extreme governments such as Iraq's will aid the war on terror. Those who are not in accordance with America and its ideals will always push to see how far they can go, the more we let Saddam and his ilk get away with the more they will try. Knock Saddam down and the leaders and future leaders of the Arab States will tread more carefully around America’s interests. It may increase the rhetoric of many radical Muslims but without a realistic chance of any success there will be few followers. American success signals Radical Muslim weakness and few people, Muslims included, like to be on the losing side.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Hmm...sounds like the same kind of wishful thinking that prompted Ike to restore the Shah. I would think that a Libertarian woudl be somewhat aware of the unintended consequences usually produced by social engineering, especially when practiced on a world scale!

[markfiveFF]

Money drives the terrorists, not fanaticism. Fanaticism drives the Iraq government and the Saudis and Iranians who pay for the terrorists. We need to take out Saddam first because there are no allies in power in Iraq. With Iran, there is a moderate population and government, but the clerics run the justice department and have some rich Iranians on their side.

In Saudi Arabia, the government pays for terror at the same time it condemns it. Iranian rich folk also lets terrorists train. It's very difficult to distinguish allies from enemies, like in Vietnam. But follow the money and see what turns up.

It's how x42 knew to schedule testimony in Jul 1998 for August. He knew that bombings were going to take place in between.