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> The world's action in the Balkans was as legitimate an action as it
> has ever mounted, and was clearly for the benefit of all humanity. To
> confuse those events with a unilateral, pre-emptive, cross-border
> excursion is to blur every line between legitimacy and criminality.

But I was comparing Slobodan Milosevic with Saddam Hussein and not Slobodan
Milosevic with George Bush, which I believe is the comparison you are making
above.  I think the former pair have more in common than the later.  Off the
top of my head, both have more experience with unilateral cross-border
excursions and ethnic cleansing than Bush.

I am hearing this comparison more and more though.  When exactly did the
mission of regime change in Iraq turn into a mission of regime change in the
U.S.?  Exactly how do the crimes of George W. Bush compare to that of Saddam
Hussein?

I recently attended a non-violence workshop held at our Church.
(http://www.michiganpeaceteam.org/)  I met some people who are very
dedicated to searching for peaceful solutions.  But I met a lot more who
were less interested in peace and more interested in a piece of Bush.  As I
watch the news about the protests held around the world, I'm guessing the
ratio is about the same.

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