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To: KyrosL who wrote (136382)	6/12/2004 7:07:21 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Ambiguous? No, Glaspie said the USA didn't have an opinion on the border dispute with Kuwait. It was a green light that the USA would leave Saddam to sort it out. Maybe the USA didn't think he'd grab the whole place, but given his background, that's doubtful. I'd say it was a trap and he walked in. The sanctions came on, the price of oil went up, non-OPEC producers made a LOT of money. Saddam didn't. Here's the USA attitude to the price of oil <We have considerable sympathy for your quest for higher oil prices, the immediate cause of your confrontation with Kuwait.> Or, Glaspie and the USA President at the time were total morons. Here's the transcript. whatreallyhappened.com It's all about the oil. Mq

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