[nopardons]

B ravo ! I have nothing, whatsoever, to debate with you. Kudos, for a well thought out, well written piece. :-)

BTW, " containment didn't stop Hitler.

Those who fear the " Arab Street ", don't understand what that is, not the mentality of said " Arab Street ", at all. You can almost hear a pin drop , the Arab Street is so hushed. Why ? Because strength means ALL to these people. It is appeasement/ so-called " containment, which is WEAKNESS to them and they find that to be innimicable to terroist attacks / yanking our chains.

[MHGinTN]

Thank you. I'm sick of little men like Daschle slamming everything this administration does (and they've made a mistake or two, granted), but he offers no alternatives but the failed policies of the sinkEmperor's reign. At least Gephardt avoided the slams tonight and threw his weight squarely behind our warriors and their Commander-in-Chief on the eve of battle! Al Goreghoul must be seething with envy.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Containment is also wasteful and very expensive. Further, I find it really ironic that the same people saying we need to continue it are the very same folks that opposed every expensive measure needed to contain the Sovs 25 years ago - and are also pretty much the same people who have been begging for the sanctions to be lifted.

They haven't the discipline to make containment work.