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BUCK: "Not finding WMD will make it that much more difficult to convince other nations to join us next time we are getting ready to knock off a rogue state. Other than that, it's academic. Few people will make that their deciding issue when voting."

MY REPLY: Depnds. If it turned out that the Bush administration was grossly exaggerating their claims in order to make the American public's taste for war more palatable, it won't just be our credibility on the world stage that suffers. People will remember, especially if the cost of Iraq's reconstruction in terms of lives and dollars climbs.

BUCK: "The occupation of Iraq has now become a tremendous opportunity to give arabs everywhere the same rights we all have in the West. The boldness of this idea is exciting and compelling. I believe strongly in democratic capitalism. Its long-term effect in the Arab World will be a positive development."

MY REPLY: Wishful thinking. I sincerely hope you are correct and that this isn't simply American naivete at its highest level of expression. Iraq is a nation of 22 million people, most of whom are Islamic fundamentalists who have a narrow idea of the meaning of the term "democracy:"

Western-type democracy won't fit Iraq, cleric says

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