> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2002 13:09 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: topple Hussein
> The CIA's covert war would involve arming and training Kurdish fighters > in northern Iraq and Shi'ite forces in Kuwait. Oh goodie. The world just looks and does nothing while the Turkish government is waging war against the Kurds in eastern Turkey, but now that the Kurds could be used as soldiers in a war against Iraq, we are suddenly friends with them again. Does the US government realise that if they supply the Kurds with weapons to fight against Iraq, the Kurds will later on (after the war) use those weapons against ally and NATO member Turkey? > A US state department official said he thought it very unlikely that > the Iraqi regime would be prepared to accept the stringent programme > of inspections the US will demand. As the American intelligence source > put it, the White House "will not take yes for an answer", suggesting > that Washington would provoke a crisis. Lovely. First the US government will make demands that are designed in such a way that they will be impossible for Iraq to accept, and then they will use Iraq's refusal as an excuse to start another war. > France, Germany and others in the European Union have been queuing up > to make clear to Mr Bush that they will not support him in military > action against Iraq. Now that I call good news. But hey, European forces probably would just "get in the way" like they always do. No reason to risk the lives of European soldiers if their presence is not all that much appreciated anyway. > Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey, all US allies neighbouring Iraq, > expect to sustain significant economic and political damage from a > new conflict. So this time, the US will be fighting without the support of the rest of the world (except perhaps for Great Britain). Does the US government want to get rid of Saddam Hussein so desperately that they are willing to risk increased aggression against US targets worldwide? Because I predict that that is exactly what will happen... Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
