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Letter: What are Bush’s real motives in Iraq?

Sunday, June 17, 2007 | 7:03 a.m.

Jay Bookman's June 9 column on U.S. military dominance in Iraq, as a permanent fixture, makes us wonder whether President Bush is carrying out an earlier administration's failure.

So, too, was Alexander the Great eager to carry out his father's plan to invade the Persian empire when he inherited the mission in 336 B.C., and almost succeeded in doing so. Alexander was 19, and had been brought up to believe the Macedonians were really Greeks - Philip II said they were descended from Heracles, or Hercules, the hero. But at age 32, in 323 B.C., Alexander died of a fever after conquering the known world.

If George W. doesn't hurry and establish the key military bases, his empire will disintegrate. He is already 10-12 years behind Alexander the Great, and his father isn't getting any younger.

Chris Urago, Las Vegas

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