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To: JohnM who wrote (53397)	10/20/2002 10:51:19 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

a Saddam led Iraq down the road with nukes with some sort of blackmail like control over ME oil resources--it's imaginable, definitely, but also not a foregone conclusion; I think this line from an editorial in the WSJ sums up the fact that the problem is already here. >>>>The worm finally turned last week, when the CIA chief sent a letter to Capitol Hill implying to some that we dare not move against Iraq lest Saddam strike back with a catastrophic terrorist attack. We can blame ourselves for letting it get to this point. Deterrence is finally beginning to work--for Saddam.<<< I think Saddam is a unique situation for us. Someone who hates us, and is in a position to dominate the ME.