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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7768)	5/17/2004 10:22:21 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

frontpagemag.com I don't know whether this is accurate or not, but it was eye-opening.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7768)	5/17/2004 10:41:08 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

<<He wanted to let the inspections go forward...same as Germany, Russia and the majority of the UN including all of the Arab nations that were in the previous coalition against Saddam. Yes he was not going to vote for the resolution at that time. But that doesn't mean he, and other leaders would not have reconsidered at a later date.>> Chirac, The UN and others weren't going to do a god damn thing. They were all making too much money by looking the other way with the oil for food program abuses.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7768)	5/17/2004 11:28:39 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

How do you propose the United States feed and supply 200,000 troops in a landlocked mountainous country with no modern transportation system? At least Iraq had a road system and seaports. It is probably impossible to supply and feed that many troops in Afghanistan. On top of that, 200,000 probably probably represents half of the combat troops in the U.S. Military! re:"Yet in the mean time 200,000 troops should have been deployed to Afghanistan in an all out root out of bin Laden." Saddam invaded Iran, and roughly a million people were killed. Yes, maybe the Reagan Administration gave satellite info to Iraq during the war. And maybe the Carter Administration gave the green light for the invasion in the first place. But the attack was initiated by Saddam. Iraq soldiers attacked and invaded Iran, not American. 100,000 killed as a result of his invasion of Kuwait - you can make excuses for Saddam, but the invasion of Kuwait was Saddams fault! For over a decade, American policy was based on protecting Kuwait - which is why Kuwaiti tankers were reflagged to the United States during the Iran/Iraq war (and not Iraqi tankers). If the United States helped Iraq, it was only because during the Iran/Iraq war, Iraq was preceved as indirectly protecting Kuwait (and Saudi Arabia). And Saddam knew this. Estimates are that at least a million were killed by Saddam during UN Sanctions - due to the Oil for Food Program (he had the money to feed and medicate these people. Saddam used the money instead, to bribe UN Officials, build palaces, and diverting the Euphrates River so that he could commit genocide against the Marsh Arabs - population roughly 500,000 in 1990 - 20,000 in 2003). Finially roughly 300,000 domestic political enemies, and 50,000 Kurds were killed by his regime. Adds up to easily 120,000 a year or 10,000 a month. A million here, a hundred thousand there, adds up. BTW, how does 120,000 per year add up to 20,000 a month? re: "You say that Saddam was killing 20,000 every month. I don't think that you can prove that. That is a number you pulled out of your butt. "