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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (136489)	6/13/2004 1:32:08 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<If we had spent one tenth of the resources we spent on the war (and none of the lives) tightening up the sanctions and shutting down the smuggling, Saddam would have collapsed within the decade. I've heard that one before - a certain Castro comes to mind. But he'll fall any day now....>>> If Saddam was replaced somehow he would probably have been replaced by Uday or Usay or the Fedayeen Commander. fas.org This would make oil dealings with Iraq even more difficult and risky than it was under Saddam. Although the US was not involved in those thinngs If oil extraction processes and wells are not properly maintained they can suffer irreparable damage. So its hard to picture any improvement for the oil supplies or the Iraqi citizens. Personal income in Iraq had declined to 1/3 of what it was in 1990 and I doubt if the new leader would try to improve that. Sig