--- "J. van Baardwijk" wrote: <snip> "When the US launches a war against Iraq, the fundamentalists in the Middle East (and elsewhere) will see this as yet another act of aggression by the Evil US, and will no doubt strike back with terrorist attacks. When that happens, US cities will not the be the only cities in the world where bombs will start going off."
I think that a US-only war on Iraq will not stay within the current borders of that country. Saddam, his back to the wall, will launch against Israel, and when Sharon responds, other Arab states will feel compelled to "do something." That is a major reason for working toward a UN-sanctioned action (for which of course the US will carry the lion's share), IMO. > Robert Seeberger wrote: > > >How many months would the UN last if the US decided > to pull out of the UN? Not very many I wouldnt think. [Jeroen wrote] > I think you would be surprised to see how long it > would last. I think the > US often overestimates it importance to the world. Hmm, well I think it might last a while, but how seriously would anyone take it? I'm not trying to be an arrogant Yang here, but I'm not sure how one could overestimate the impact of the US on the entire world: economically, culturally, militarily. Pretty bloody big footprint (irony intended)... Debbi GSV Leviathan __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
