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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7950)	5/21/2004 2:22:08 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

<<Remember that Bush I used the UN to his advantage. The support we had in 1991 was world wide and included 10 Arab nations...many of them sent troops. Imagine the positive impact of Arab troops in Iraq today.>> I agree. But Orca, the countries that created the resolution refused to enforce it. I think they refused to enforce it because they were involved with Saddam in some deals under the table. So instead of owning up to the scam they questioned our morals on a Global stage. Invading a country is never going to be an easy sell to the rest of the world. But when the very countries that you call allies question your grounds for doing so its almost impossible. The only reason they questioned us (IMO) is because they had their hands in the cookie jar. The result is it weakened our position AND it weakened the overall war on terror - which IMO is of Global interest