What I do not understand is why? Why take out Saddam and Iraq in the first place? What can he do now that he could not do 5 years ago. He knows that he had the crap beat out of him in the Gulf. About the only good that came out of it for him is that it gave him a chance to eliminate some potential threats to his regime, the Shi'ite communities in the Tigris and Euphrates marches, and the Kurds in northern Iraq. Right now things were slowly getting better for the people in Iraq, they've been quite quiet. Why do something incredibly stupid right now?
Moreover, ten years ago we had at least the tacit support of the surrounding countries. So far only one or two countries have even considered providing bases. Saudi Arabia has not. Neither has Turkey. That doesn't leave a lot of space left. How many carriers can you fit in the Gulf without creating a situation that resembles sitting ducks? A war of aggression like this would be quite stupid. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 3:53 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Reason not to attack Iraq > > > I still think this is just smoke and mirrors. > > The US only gives him a 56% approval on an Iraq invasion. If > he wants a > second term that won't work. > > He is trying to scare Saddam and cause the Iraqis to oust him because > they are afraid of a US invasion. I am sure the meetings with > the Iraqi > opposition were about that, and how they would form a new > democratic/republic style of government. > > The one thing that makes me wonder about my theory is the lack of > support from other countries. If this was the US plan why > would they not > tell them so they would continue to support it. Maybe because foreign > spies would leak this info to Iraq and none of it would work. > > I know this sounds way out there, like it is that CIA plan that they > always come up with but everybody at the table is like, "nah, that is > too crazy, lets just fire some missiles." > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 3:39 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Reason not to attack Iraq > > > > Hopefully, GW has learned to read and at a level that allows him to > > comprehend the consequences involved with an attack > > on Iraq. There have been several well-written articles on > the subject > > recently and this is a particularly good one: > > > > http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-bandow081202.asp > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
