From: "Mark" 


"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.

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