From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Wed Sep 08 1999 - 22:51:22 MDT
mark@unicorn.com wrote:
>
> Brian D Williams [talon57@well.com] wrote:
> >The Iraqi's were told in no uncertain terms that a B/C attack would
> >bring a N (nuclear) response....
>
> Which is bizarre, given the global uproar which would have occured if the US
> had used nuclear weapons against the Iraqis, regardless of provocation. More
> likely he knew that if he had used bio/chemical weapons then Bush might have
> used that as an excuse to invade Iraq itself, rather than leave Saddam safely
> in power after the non-war.
>
> Mark
Frankly, the near-instantaneous telivising of the war would have
broadcast shocking pictures of American bio-weapon fatalities, I think
you severely underestimate how much this would motivate the people of
the world to unleash the dogs of war on Iraq.
Mike Lorrey
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