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A number of more reasonable approaches have been discussed along the history of this thread. Conferral, PR campaigns, and a lot more HumInt to start with.

It is possible we are being fed good intell from the ground over there and Bush is just wanting to act the know-best and not tell anyone about it. But he'd be a lot more convincing and a lot better trusted if he did.

Sending in inspectors would be a good start. UAV and U2 flyovers would be a good support line. MASSIVE PR campaigns done with intelligence and a sensitivity to the people being addressed, who trace there descent back before the rise of the Norsemen, would be in order.

My sense is that Bush or whoever is operating him is up to his ears in a self-fulfilling loop, a self-intiated and self-designed vicious self-reinforcing circle. I don't care for it at all.





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