The Iran-Iraq War. Authored by the Federation of American Scientists. Makes for great background reading on the current conflict.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm At 08:58 AM 12/20/02, you wrote: >Jerry, who supplied him with the means to attack? We were pushing weapons to >Sadaam like crazy not even 20 years ago. Must be convenient for the defense >industry to sell a bunch of shit, and then 20 years later have to sell a >bunch more to combat who they sold to in the first place. That doesn't seem >at all backwards? > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 10:33 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: RE: Hello? >> >> >> Does no one remember the invasion of Kuwait? Iraq getting the >> sh*t kicked out of them? >> >> We are not just singling out Iraq because they are trying to >> acquire WMD. >> >> Iraq invaded Kuwait and started a war. >> The whole world decided to stop them. Iraq was driven from Kuwait. >> After looting and burning and many, many war crimes, Iraq >> surrendered, asking the world to stop the war. >> The world felt that Iraq would be a threat to its neighbors >> as long as it had the means to attack. >> In exchange for stopping the war, Iraq agreed to honor >> certain terms and conditions. >> Among the things they agreed to were to get rid of all >> existing WMD and to stop trying to acquire them. They agreed >> to let UN weapons inspectors into Iraq to verify that they >> were complying with these agreements. >> In an effort to force Iraq into compliance, the UN also >> forbid Iraq from buying things that could be used to re-arm. >> So they enforced the "oil-for-food" program, to make sure >> Iraq could get the things it needed, but not buy nasty things. >> >> It is not the US beating up on Iraq because it wants to >> (well, not the ONLY reason). >> >> It is the international community holding Iraq to the >> commitments it made at the end of the Gulf War. >> >> Why does no one remember that? >> >> Jerry Johnson >> >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/02 10:17AM >>> >> Well I know I have sat back and watched the list and only >> jumped in a few times, so now is the time. >> >> In regards to IRAQ (dunking under the desk as the flames begin). >> In someways I say Attack but in some I do not. >> >> As a former military serviceman whom served in Desert Storm as well >> as Desert Strike, we did that for political means. >> >> This one, we would do more towards protecting the US against Nuclear >> and Biological Warfare with Iraq. But in this means, does that mean >> we should attack all countries who possess such means? >> >> I just see the US becoming 'World Police' and assisting everytime a >> country comes calling. >> >> What is everyones views on it? >> >> >> >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/02 10:07AM >>> >> I think everyone in on their holidays. >> >> Still here :0) >> >> Ok, lets do some trolling. What's in the news these days, umm Trent >> Lott, should he be removed? >> >> Should the US invade Iraq? >> >> Anyone have other good topics? Slow Friday before the holiday. >> >> Tim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 10:04 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Hello? >> >> >> This list dead? >> >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
