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Pastimes : WORLD WAR III
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To: robnhood who wrote (274)3/14/1999 1:49:00 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 765
 
We "made nice" with Saddam Hussein because the immediate concern was the ascension of a revolutionary Shi'ite regime in Iran that loathed the Saudis, and might easily have engaged in a crusade to liberate the holy places, and incidentally control the bulk of the world's proven oil fields.
As for saying nice things about Saddam: people say all sorts of things in diplomatic situations that they may later regret. Chamberlain said nice things about Hitler early on. Big deal. I doubt that anyone, in the context of a normal discussion, would have told you that he was a great guy. I certainly wouldn't have.
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