> Tyler Durden[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > > "In school yard politics this edge is normally a weapon > of some sort that can equalize the playing field (guns usually in the US, > try going to an inner city public school for 2 years). Saddam sees this > and > that is what let him to develop those WMD, to equalize against a superior > foe / bully" > > A good point from Mr Trei. I'd follow this up by saying that most kids, > when > getting that weapon, do not plan on using it, but hope that it's presence > alone will act as a deterrent..."You c-c-can't push me around anymore > 'cause > I got THIS..." > > At the very least, it changes the nature of the discussion at the > bargaining > table (this is precisely what Mao meant by "Diplomacy comes out of the > barrel of a gun". > > The problem with Saddam, however, is that he does have a track record of > actually using such weapons, most notably with the Kurds (where he gassed > a > few 10s of thousands). > > Not a great scenario, no matter how you look at it. > Just for the record, I did not write the quoted paragraph. That was "Thoenen, Peter Mr. EPS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Peter Trei
