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To: Steeny who wrote (85900)	3/25/2003 1:06:46 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

> I was led to believe the Iraqis wanted to be rid of Hussein. They do, just not this way. There is no faction in Iraq friendlier to US than the Kurds (note the relative qualifier). Yet even they did not really want this. I remember listening to more than one interview with Kurdish leadership who said, "we do not want to enter Baghdad on top of American tanks and missiles". They all said all they want is to be sure Saddam will not have external support and they will deal with him themselves. > This was bad intelligence No this was great propaganda. ST

To: Steeny who wrote (85900)	3/25/2003 2:38:18 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I was sold on this war partly because I believed the Iraqi people wanted to be free of Hussein. I don't see that at all. Even in the southern towns where Hussein is weakest, there is real hatred of Americans & resistance. Let's not rush to any conclusions here. So far, I'm hearing a bunch of reporters who have never seen combat before reporting 'ohmygosh, someone is shooting at us'. I have seen no evidence that those doing the shooting are the shi'a population of the south, but quite a bit that they are Saddam's men, loyal to the regime, who are unlikely to survive its demise in any case.

To: Steeny who wrote (85900)	3/31/2003 10:46:03 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Steeny; Re: "... I was sold on this war partly because I believed the Iraqi people wanted to be free of Hussein." In addition, you were sold this war on the basis of its being quick and cheap, both in dollars and lives. I suggest you read this link to get an idea of what it's like to try and capture an Arab capital: globalsecurity.org When you read the above, be sure to compare and contrast the differences between that situation and the present one. You will find that all of them are to our disadvantage, and that it is likely that our siege will be more expensive. -- Carl