Does no one remember the invasion of Kuwait? Iraq getting the sh*t kicked out of them?
We are not just singling out Iraq because they are trying to acquire WMD. Iraq invaded Kuwait and started a war. The whole world decided to stop them. Iraq was driven from Kuwait. After looting and burning and many, many war crimes, Iraq surrendered, asking the world to stop the war. The world felt that Iraq would be a threat to its neighbors as long as it had the means to attack. In exchange for stopping the war, Iraq agreed to honor certain terms and conditions. Among the things they agreed to were to get rid of all existing WMD and to stop trying to acquire them. They agreed to let UN weapons inspectors into Iraq to verify that they were complying with these agreements. In an effort to force Iraq into compliance, the UN also forbid Iraq from buying things that could be used to re-arm. So they enforced the "oil-for-food" program, to make sure Iraq could get the things it needed, but not buy nasty things. It is not the US beating up on Iraq because it wants to (well, not the ONLY reason). It is the international community holding Iraq to the commitments it made at the end of the Gulf War. Why does no one remember that? Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/02 10:17AM >>> Well I know I have sat back and watched the list and only jumped in a few times, so now is the time. In regards to IRAQ (dunking under the desk as the flames begin). In someways I say Attack but in some I do not. As a former military serviceman whom served in Desert Storm as well as Desert Strike, we did that for political means. This one, we would do more towards protecting the US against Nuclear and Biological Warfare with Iraq. But in this means, does that mean we should attack all countries who possess such means? I just see the US becoming 'World Police' and assisting everytime a country comes calling. What is everyones views on it? >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/02 10:07AM >>> I think everyone in on their holidays. Still here :0) Ok, lets do some trolling. What's in the news these days, umm Trent Lott, should he be removed? Should the US invade Iraq? Anyone have other good topics? Slow Friday before the holiday. Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 10:04 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Hello? This list dead? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
