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To: D. Long who wrote (43395)	9/12/2002 2:49:04 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 281500

Actually, that's PRECISELY what some of the exile opposition groups have repeatedly asked for. The ones I've heard quoted lately seem to be a procession of ex-Saddam generals and officials, who have a great deal to say about how Saddam threatens America, very little support in Iraq, very little interest in fighting, and a whole lot of interest in a cushy position in post-Saddam Iraq. I suppose the Kurds would fight, and the Shiites might, but giving arms to the Kurds would be unacceptable to the Turks, who we need, and the only organized Shiite groups that have military potential are practically subsidiaries of the Iranian Secret Service. Limits the options a bit. Doesn't it bother anyone else that the most influential organization among the most populous group in Iraq is the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq? Doesn't that name give you a warm and cuddly feeling?