From: Adam 

Mark wrote:

> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
> news:op.sy9323qeeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>
>>On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:29:17 -0400, John Cuccia 
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:48:45 -0400, "Gary Wiltshire"

>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>We also saw Saddam take Kuwait and it was perfectly plain
Saudi Arabia
>>>>was
>>>>next.  You don't see that as a threat?
>>>
>>>That threat was neutralized by the first Gulf War.  Saddam was
>>>definitely not a threat to the region (or to anyone else outside of
>>>Iraq) when Junior invaded.
>>
>>He was a threat the moment we would turn our backs and he proved his
>>intent the first go round -- not to mention his disregard of a string of
>>toothless UN "suggestions."
>
>
> He had the oil-for-food money to ensure those remained toothless as well.
>
>
What total crap. The US & UK happily turned a blind eye to all those
tanker trucks "contributing to the turkish & jordanian
economy".

The security council on this was not influenced by some
"oil-for-food" money but by bigger questions regarding
sovereignty etc. Course the only sovereignty the US respects is it's own.
Odd then that others such as AQ choose not to respect even that.

Adam

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