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I definitely agree that more covert means -- such as the use of professional assassins -- would have been preferable to outright warfare. In fact, I rather like Thomas More's strategy as outlined in *Utopia* -- just put up "Wanted" posters in the country which harbors the offending ruler, offering a hefty monetary prize to whichever one of his disaffected subjects bumps him off. Hey, the fundamentalist Islamic world has been putting a price on people's heads in the Western world for years now. I see no reason why we shouldn't do the same, in return.

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As for how the Democrats are reacting to all this... Well, one must remember that they are, first and foremost, politicians. Which means that their modus operandi is to get as many people as possible to LIKE them so that they'll get elected or re-elected. (Which shows what a freakin' incompetent Bush is as a politician, because so many people hate him, despite the fact that he keeps trying to convince the nation that god loves him and what he's doing.)

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While I'm more likely to support a Democratic candidate than I am a Republican candidate, I hardly hold a high opinion of any of them.

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-- Nanaea