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Old March 25th 04, 01:32 PM
Wdtabor
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In article , Philip Sondericker
writes:

Spanish people have quite logically concluded that sending troops to Iraq
and defeating Saddam Hussein did absolutely nothing to keep them safe from
Al Qaida. Why would they conclude otherwise?


A basic education in history?

Churchill warned that appeasement was feeding the crocodile in hopes he would
eat you last. He did not say that fighting the crocodile was a guarantee of
safety, just that appeasement was certain to get you eaten sooner or later.

Don

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