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Journeyman · 08-13-2004, 10:58 PM

Ok, in that case...

While I can't fully defend Dresden, the fact is that WW2 was a war for national survival, whereas Najaf/Iraq is local armed resistance to occupational forces. You can't punish a populace for the actions of a small portion of that populace, that's something Saddam Hussein would have done. As it stands, (I'm sure my hindsight will be 20/20 and my opinions will change on this sooner or later) it looks like negotiations in Najaf are what both al-Sadr and the American military heads want right now, and Annan is, to me, a very welcome participant in such talks.

The UN's longstanding goal is to prevent bloodshed in general, and both sides in Najaf seem to be wanting to end bloodshed at the moment, so it's only natural that Kofi come in.

08-13-2004, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Journeyman Like John Goodman, but not. Location: SFBA, California	Ok, in that case... While I can't fully defend Dresden, the fact is that WW2 was a war for national survival, whereas Najaf/Iraq is local armed resistance to occupational forces. You can't punish a populace for the actions of a small portion of that populace, that's something Saddam Hussein would have done. As it stands, (I'm sure my hindsight will be 20/20 and my opinions will change on this sooner or later) it looks like negotiations in Najaf are what both al-Sadr and the American military heads want right now, and Annan is, to me, a very welcome participant in such talks. The UN's longstanding goal is to prevent bloodshed in general, and both sides in Najaf seem to be wanting to end bloodshed at the moment, so it's only natural that Kofi come in.