Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: carranza2 who wrote (115164)	9/18/2003 3:20:05 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

He needed to make sure Iran was constrained by someone. Might as well let Saddam do that bit of dirty work. Certainly a factor in the decision making process, I'm sure... But Saddam was also a de-stabilizing element throughout the '90s, continuously threatening neighboring states and the US, and depriving the region of the political stability required to enhance economic and social development. washingtoninstitute.org Each one of these events was violation of the cease fire, and destabilizing to the region, a violation of UNSC 678 and 687. One would hope that all participants might review and refresh themselves with the BS that Saddam was pulling during the '90s