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To: skinowski who wrote (257143)	7/7/2008 10:22:45 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 794030

Michael in the other reply to your post makes a very valid point. If it weren't for Desert Storm Hussein would likely end up controlling a lion's share of world's oil. That would make him more powerful than Hitler ever was. Bingo!! Control over those oil reserves would have practically neutralized any attempt to oust him. Economically speaking, the cost of recapturing and rebuilding Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure (which Saddam would have readily destroyed in a scorched earth strategy) would have been devastating. Militarily, Saddam's army was never equal to a western force. But in comparison to the other countries in the region, he was truly a regional power of some significance, especially were nuclear weapons permitted into his inventory. And the same, I dare say, would be the same for Iran, should they obtain them. It will alter the entire balance of power in the region. Hawk

To: skinowski who wrote (257143)	7/8/2008 6:24:29 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794030

Ski, you are over-rating a grease monkey. Selling oil isn't sufficient to be a global conqueror. Germany had the world's second largest industrial base and a big and committed population with a lot of talent. At any time Iraq was trivial in population numbers, talents, commitment, money, know-how and a lot of other things which Germany had. There wasn't even the slightest hint that they could have got anywhere near a German-type conquering spree. Even without having the USA, China, Britain, France, Spain, Italy and a lot more against them, they couldn't beat Iran, another go-nowhere place. en.wikipedia.org Look down the list and find Iraq. Look further down and you'll find NZ. Now there's a threat and I actually do have plans to take over from the USA as global leader, which are well underway. So far so good. No, not NZ take over, but another top-secret plan. Bwahahaha. Saddam knew he wasn't going far. That's why he wanted a meeting with Glaspie to see what the USA reaction to his massed forces on Kuwait's border would be should he roll into Kuwait and annex it. He was asking permission. Same as Indonesia asked permission from Kissinger before starting the carnage in East Timor - but that wasn't a trap. It was actually okay with the USA for Indonesia to kill off the Fretilin resistance. Mqurice