From: louisnews Newstrom (louisnews@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Sep 14 2002 - 21:13:54 MDT
From: Lee Corbin <lcorbin@tsoft.com>
> 1. The Iraqis (except the top henchmen) will be happy
> because they get to get rid of their ruthless tyrannical
> leader, and get on the path of Western enlightenment
> (i.e., profits and progress).
This is what we promised the Kurds the last time. They rose up against
Saddam and were decimated with chemical weapons. Then the U.S. went
away, and DIDN'T take care of Saddam. So they refuse to help us this
time around. They don't trust us.
> 2. The Europeans will be happy, e.g. the French can
> return to their potentially profitable investments
> in Iraq, and the Germans don't have to worry any
> more about what to say about the proposed invasion.
Actually, Europe is getting tired of the US doing an end-run around the
UN. Since Saddam is defying UN sanctions, Europe thinks the UN should
handle it. They see the US as arrogantly stepping in, when the US is no
more involved than any other nation.
> So as I am starting to see it, it looks like a good thing
> all around.
You forgot all of the Arab nations. Even the ones who see Saddam as bad
don't support a US attack. As they keep pointing out, Saddam's missiles
can't reach the US, so if the US attacks Iraq, guess who's going to feel
the counter-attack? The neighboring nations. So they keep telling the
US not to start a war with them in the front lines.
--- Louis Newstrom louisnews@comcast.net
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