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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: tekboy who wrote (18900)2/15/2002 6:03:33 PM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Great read thanks.

re Iraq. My view is that the official sanctions did hit the wrong guys. Looks like the smuggling etc didn't stop Saddam. That article reinforces my point.

USA could miss a lot of flack by not playing the "bad guy", and same time help the normal folks in that region.

But yes, it's beginning to look as if some affirmative action is required against Saddam & co.

Hope Bush squares away something with Putin soon on that subject. Russian assistance to the Western cause would be very desirable.

My tuppence worth is that the Afghanistan situation will worsen considerably if we attack Iraq. Those guys will play on it for sure.

I say stay focused on Afghanistan, "give up" on Iraq, and play a PR game that the USA are peaceful good guys until Saddam & co do something the ROW does not like. Then nail the SOB for sure this time. <ng> It sounds like a dangerous policy (it is), but I see it as least dangerous.
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