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Originally posted by skywalker:
News of the protests around the World just makes me  !
Mark
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It makes Saddam smile, too, but for a completely different reason.
You, and those who protest, oppose military action because you don't want to see innocents die, and because you aren't convinced action is necessary at this time, but Saddam smiles because his plan is working perfectly. If he provides enough
carrots to the UN, he will find many governments willing to accept the unacceptable, so in effect, he is "home free" only a few months after thinking it was nearly the endgame for Saddam Hussein.
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Of course, I can't read Saddam's mind, but it's seems that since this approach worked for Iraq during the 90's, there was no reason to believe it couldn't/wouldn't work now despite the Bush-bluster. Especially since the only military attempt at action to enforce the 1991 UN resolutions has been blocked by nations who didn't have a diplomatic solution in mind prior to the past few months.
[ 02-15-2003, 10:23 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]