Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
Guess what, Solops...
The US has been trying to remove Saddam by 'covert' means for most of the Last decade. Once it became apparent that he was not going to fall to the rebellion that sprang up after Gulf War I there was funding publicly voted to support the opposition in Iraq, and in a regime that doesn't allow opposition parties that means plots against the regime. Not only did they catch every attempt, but US handlers got calls from the Iraqi intelligence agents on their own equipment to tell them their agents had been caught and arrested. Presumably they are all dead by now, or perhaps we should say 'hopefully' they are all dead by now. Being alive in a prison run by Saddam is not a pleasant thought.
I personally think this is why Bush has gone bonkers on this issue. The US is quite used to having its way. How many governments have we over-thrown in the past 5 decades or so? It's hard to count... So anyway, Saddam was better at the 'covert' game than the US and the boys in the back room can't stand it. They want his head at all costs.
[ March 20, 2003, 22:35: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]
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