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To: Joe NYC who wrote (165924)	3/27/2003 2:28:51 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580832

Joe, That's not true. France wanted a thirty day extension for the inspectors but we refused. Near the end, France made it clear that that figure was negotiable but we blew it off. Bush wants this war and he's got it now. I think what Bush / Powell were looking for is something on order of Gorbachev / Yeltsin like conversion of Saddam. Since it clearly didn't happen, war was inevitable, and any delay added ammunition to France and other Saddam protectors. The trade off was: do you put up with global criticism while you get your troops in place, or do you go in early before you are ready. Time will tell which was the better way to go. Plus he shows such surprise at what I consider ridiculous things......like that Saddam has hidden weapons in schools. Maybe this makes me evil but I would do the same if a major power was about to attack my country, and I knew they wouldn't bomb schools. Where I come from, that's called being clever. Well, you are trying to think the way Saddam would think. But that's not how normal people operate. A normal leader would like to protect civilians. Putting weapons in civilian facilities makes the civilians the target (which perversely Saddam wants). Saddam counts on us not being pissed, which may change. In WW2, we were pissed, and anything that had any military value was a fair target. A tank in school made the school fair target. Not just school, because we did not have the precision back then. The whole neighborhood. The way I see Saddam thinking.........we won't shoot up civilians so why not hide them in schools and hospital. However, I see your point........he's overly relying on our good will and unwillingness to hurt civilians. ted