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To: Gottfried who wrote (65983)	9/18/2002 8:37:21 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

G, OT a dream scenario Its like boxing--bobbing and weaving. Saddam is getting back now some of what he has dished out over the past 11 years. If he believes what is coming will overthrow his regime, he certainly has an interest in salvaging what he can. All the folks here who think he is rational should buy into this. I am skeptical but after what i saw from the North Koreans yesterday, perhaps even the Hitlers of the world have some common sense when faced with overwhelming force. This Possibliity melds the thinking of all who have posted on the thread pertaining to this issue. It would be remarkable if Iraq actually gives up WMD. And if Saddam is at all pragmatic he could walk away from WMD as a hero of sorts, opening up the oil spigot along with trading with the West including the US. However I suspect that at some point some Democrats(Daschle) will be yapping that the US is in bed with right wing dictators like saddam if this scenario plays out. mike

To: Gottfried who wrote (65983)	9/18/2002 9:50:42 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

investorshub.com Zeev on this very topic predicting possible regime change without war.

To: Gottfried who wrote (65983)	9/19/2002 2:49:30 AM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Bloomberg's take on the B 2 B. Semiconductor Equipment Book-to-Bill Ratio Declines in August By Vivien Lou Chen quote.bloomberg.com San Jose, California, Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International book-to-bill ratio, which gauges demand for chip-equipment tools made in North America, fell to 1.14 in August, based on preliminary results. A ratio of 1.14 means that North American semiconductor- equipment makers took $114 of new orders for every $100 of products shipped, the association said in a press release distributed by PR Newswire. The drop in orders ``is not providing any signal of substantial further improvement this year,'' Dan Tracy, director of industry research and statistics for the group, was quoted as saying in the release. July's revised ratio was 1.22. Michael Droeger of the association's communications office didn't immediately return a call placed to his office.