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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Dayuhan who wrote (41481)9/2/2002 12:25:31 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Now ask yourself: if Saddam knows that we are going to destroy him anyway, why shouldn't he turn over everything he has to Osama?

I agree with this logic 100%. I argued the same thing, myself. You are absolutely correct that turning WMD over to Al Qaeda would be good revenge.

The difference is that I did not stop there. After thinking about it, I realized that it would also be a good insurance policy. He has every incentive to do it as soon as he thinks we *might* want to attack him, and he's paranoid.

You seem to think that if we don't attack him, he'll hang on to the weapons. I think he'll give Al Qaeda the weapons as soon as he thinks we *might* attack him. After all, once we attack him, can he be sure that will have the ability to give Al Qaeda the weapons?

Even forcing him to allow inspections may have the unintended consequence that he will hand the weapons to Al Qaeda before the inspectors come in.

"Let sleeping dogs lie" isn't smart when the dog has rabies.

I am well aware that you are potentially a target of individual aggression in the Philippines. However, you have little or no chance of being the target of weapons of mass destruction, as you don't live in an urban environment. I don't wish you any ill, just wonder how you'd feel if your town had a bulls-eye painted in the town center.
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