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Re: Conflict in the Middle East
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 5 Apr 2002 07:53:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
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> > > Afghanistan has a some chance of being a success story because we did
> > > win a decisive and complete victory (well, ok, so there's a few elements
> > > still bouncing around, but they have little support).
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> > It certainly was "decisive" for the 5,000 - 8,000 civilians killed to keep
> > the US body-bag-count low. You may consider it a "victory", but which of the
> > war aims have been met?
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> The US took control of a route to Central Asian Oil and Gas fields that does
> not pass through Russia nor Iran? Particularly interesting, when we know
> Bush has personal interests in this sector.
I shall have to change my question! You may consider it a "victory", but
which of the *stated* war aims have been met? ;)
Scott A
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> Pedro
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| (...) I'd have to know what were the stated war aims. IMO, all statements on that issue were too vague to be comprehensible. :-/ And frankly, this conflict still does not fit my definition of "war". Maybe "intervention" is more like it. And there is (...) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The US took control of a route to Central Asian Oil and Gas fields that does not pass through Russia nor Iran? Particularly interesting, when we know Bush has personal interests in this sector. Pedro (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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