Good site Brian - thanks. No mention of Oliver North, Rumsfeld ("Rummy"), or
any of the other hooligans that had their paws in the situation, but it does
look to provide some other good info. Thanks.> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Scandale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 11:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hello? > > > 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
