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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (33070)7/1/2004 9:53:42 PM
From: ChinuSFORead Replies (2) of 81568
 
Geopolitical equilibrium in that region is the name of the game. Even Bush Sr. wanted Saddam out but at the same time there should be a equally powerful replacement for Saddam who would counterbalance the regional power of Iran along with Turkey. Give Iraq 2 years and you will see the Balkan effect, something that happened after the demise of Tito.

This President is obsessed with Saddam. In my opinion, Saddam struck the first blow today in court. He is very capable of arousing a Arabic nationalism and pride. History is replete with situations where imprisoned leaders have aroused the masses. I don't know what you think, but when he pointed to the young Iraqi judge and told him not to question the Kuwaiti invasion "because that was to maintain Iraqi pride", that in itself could have turned many a Iraqi towards Iraqi pride and away from the hatred of Saddam.

Today, the distaste for Americans is as strong as the distaste for Saddam amongst the Iraqis. While the distaste for Saddam has developed over the years of his brutality, the distaste for the US developed over the course of the past year in the face of deaths of innocent Iraqis, the pursuit of Sadr and several others.

I do not form my opinions from reading what the Administration puts out or for that matter what the US press puts out. YOu would have to read the commentaries and the editorials from the World press to get a true picture of the Iraqi sentiment etc.
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