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To: Rock_nj who wrote (366286)	3/4/2003 7:26:19 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Respond to of 769670

According to Bob Woodward's book on the Gulf War, that's exactly the calculation the Bush administration made. They had concluded they could get Saddam out of Kuwait with or without force but chose force as the only way to establish a military presence in the region. This again, according to Wooward's book. Steve

To: Rock_nj who wrote (366286)	3/4/2003 7:33:41 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 769670

<<How about our Ambassador Gellespie who told Saddam we don't take sides in arab-arab disputes when he mentioned his anger over Kuwait stealing oil? What about his troop buildup on Kuwait's border? Do you think he just invaded without any preparations? >> During all that the UN farted around. Notice the US didn't go after him until it was mandated by the UN? 1991 wasn't a unilateral attack, it was a UN, not US attack.