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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (85939)	12/18/1998 9:56:00 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 176387

OT Iraqi opposition groups, but either Saddam has too formidable a presence, or opposition is too fragmented. The most organized opposition to Saddam are the Kurds. The dilemma in aiding them is that they would also lay claim to parts of Turkey. TP

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (85939)	12/18/1998 9:57:00 AM
From: AmericanVoter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Chuzzlewit, about using military might...the question was rhetorical... and you will have to excuse my verbose reply, but if you have interest in what I have to say, you will read it... and what would I do if the opposition was impotent... tell them about VIAGRA and where to find it... kind of similar to what happened with the Afghan rebels against the ex-soviet union... and it does not have to be direct... a network can be created in no time at all and it can be managed and led by members of the opposition groups, and they can provide all kinds of training and all what is needed in different parts of the world... why can Osama bin Laden do it in Afghanistan and Iraqi opposition can not... and, all the administration has to do is funnel money to them so that they can get training and achieve better planning... but that will achieve the goal of changing the regime... and that is something the administration here does not see as in its best interest for maintaining the status quo and keeping the price of oil where it is... President Bush said on CNN "what do you think the price of oil will be if Saddam Hussein moves into Saudi Arabia..." then later, in a completely different occasion he said "this war is not about oil... " I heard both statements, no body told me... I heard them on CNN ... but President Bush proved to be an excellent manipulator of human feelings and emotions during that time... the current fear is that if the regime there changes, it might be more friendly with Iran and then again concentrating a large reserve of oil in the hands of one group of people... and they may even have their own ideas about bringing other gulf states in the equation... something that threatens the prices of oil... make no mistake Chuzzlewit, its the oil in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Iraq that is driving this whole situation... and by the way, the biggest beneficiaries of this is not the general public, that is only on the surface. The biggest beneficiaries is the Mega Corporations who depend on the oil... the ones who have lobbyists all over... Chuzzlewit, do some simple math... what was the price of oil in the 50s, 60s and I am excluding the 70s because it surged during the early 70s because of the war... then account for inflation without compounding... if you do this, what should the price of oil be by now...? you will see that the price of oil now is cheaper than then... so, how can a depletable natural resource deteriorate in value with no alternatives at hand...? Hail to the administration, and NUKE the whole area for all we care.... isn't that it... compassion ... you mean "come pass it on" .... and the charade continues... best regards amein