On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:26:31 -0800, Go Fig wrote:

In article , devil
wrote:

Bottom line remains that the place is just too much of a mess to get
involved.

And so is my garage... but its not gonna go away till I clean it up and
at some point that day must come.

You rightly preach for a very sound fiscal policy, one that does not
mortgage the efforts of future generations.

Is ignoring the mess of middle east not the same as mortgaging future
generations right to security and indeed prosperity ?


It's just that it's not terribly smart to get into fights one
obviously cannot win. Especially if for the wrong reasons, on top of that.

You are not going to "clean up" the Middle East with substantial cultural
changes. This don't happen overnight, or on command. What's happening is
the opposite, really.