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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (160069)	4/3/2005 3:08:51 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

There are 100's of thousands of Iraqis that left the country...most of them did so illegally of course. Is that was passes for your argument? Because thousands of lesser figures snuck out at the risk of their lives, therefore the top scientists, holders of the regime's most precious secrets, were free to leave too? Do you think Sakharov was just free to leave the Soviet Union? (If you haven't heard of Andrei Sakharov, I suggest you look him up) Neither were the Iraqi scientists; and their families were hostages too. This was a regime that routinely tortured children when it suspected the parents. Thus their loyalty was assured. And during the invasion, neighboring countries of Iran, Syria, Turkey and Jordan all made preparations to receive refugees. They planned to serve a million refugees Obviously whatever happened after an invasion would not be under Saddam's control. Is this supposed to have a point?