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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (14645)	3/2/2003 5:17:41 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Iraq didn't manage to conquer anyone if you don't count Kuwait. They didn't hold on to that because we kicked them out. Saddma weak and crippled is about the best thing Iraq could have to serve OUR interests. It may not serve the interests of the Iraqi people, but as far as stability in the region (assuming the US can sit on its hands), Saddam may be the best bet we've got. You've heard the saying "Better the devil you know..." Saddam is a very ineffectual devil. I should say he's exactly what we'd like in place, if we were clever enough to know what our own interests were. Wow, that's pretty cynical and amoral. You'd make a pretty good French politician. (g)