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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (65808)	9/12/2002 4:36:12 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

If he as no intention of using them, why spend such vast sums to acquire them? Do you think he's sane? using WMD by him will bring him down and possibly millions of innocent Iraqis as well, he is not going to use such.

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (65808)	9/12/2002 4:58:32 PM
From: No Mo Mo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Plus, why wouldn't he want to secure his "place in history" as the David that struck a meaningful blow against all the odds Goliath had on his side? It's conceivable a man's ego could lead to such a coup de grace.

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (65808)	9/12/2002 5:00:05 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

>>>lets assume that Saddam indeed develops WMD<<< Has Bush or anyone else shown where Iraq has the needed materials to make weapons of mass destruction? All the European countries say no. What Bush has said is that if Iraq acquired the needed components then they could make a nuclear device in a few months. This also applies to any country with some decent scientists.. Mexico, Cuba, or Saudi Arabia. Creating a nuclear device and then being able to do something with it are two entirely different problems. They could make a crude device the size of a rail road box car.(quite un-usable) This country and the Russians have spent decades trying to reduce the size of nuclear devices...why would one think that Iraq would be able to do so on their first try? Just some realistic considerations....Jerome

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (65808)	9/12/2002 6:13:34 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Zeev, Cuban missile crisis 1962. WMD were almost used by leaders much smarter and less irrational than saddam. No he doesnt want to be nuked but yes he is dumb with lousy judgement witness the gulf war and he is a bad man. I asked this question of others. I would like your answer. If saddam attacks Kuwait again and warns the US to stay out or El quaida operatives in place lets say in 5 american cities will detonate a nuke, a bio weapon, and chemicals, would the US back off if the threat was deemed real? What if he did a demo like leaving a sealed cannister of anthrax in a park? Would we defend Kuwait then or seek to make a cynical deal to get those operatives out of ourcountry and preserve our oil/business interests. If i were the president i would cut the deal at that point. Actually i would cut it now if i was unprepared to fight now. Stop him now or make a deal with him now to divide the oil at the expense of our so-called allies in the mideast. Bye bye saudis. Bye bye kuwaitis. Then there is no surrender for us. We both secure oil. We resume trade. Hell we will be friends. Realpolitik. mike