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5.3.05

Thanks to America

It is remarkable that American foreign policy, especially the war in Iraq have generated such vicious acrimony and antipathy in the rest of the world. Let me make it clear that I am no fan of this war. We must however keep things in perspective and contemplate the fact that the recent elections prove that Iraq will be better for America's intervention than continue under a despot. The war was a reckless, provocative, dangerous, lawless piece of unilateral arrogance. But it has nevertheless brought forth a desirable outcome which would not have been achieved at all, or so quickly, by the means that the critics advocated, right though they were in most respects.’

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