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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (416453)6/18/2003 5:36:31 PM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769669
 
Which continues to beg the question.....if he had them, why didn't he use them?????

Several reasons....

1. Speed of assault.
2. Successful psy ops campaign.
3. Using WMD would have negated all the international support Hussein was counting on to stop the US invasion....



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (416453)6/18/2003 7:34:37 PM
From: Machaon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769669
 
<font color=blue>You wrote:"Which continues to beg the question.....if he had them, why didn't he use them?????"<font color=black>

How many mass murderers have you known who have rational behavior? Do you really think that you can predict the behavior of a mentally depraved killer like Saddam?