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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (153552)12/8/2004 12:04:36 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 281500
 
Do they need our protection?


If they hadn't had our protection, Saddam would have conquered them in 1990. It might have taken him two or three days.

The deal remains in force as long as they keep the oil flowing. You really think having Saddam in charge of the Gulf's oil would have been a better lookout for the global economy?