My information is obtained from news reports over a period of several weeks, a bit here and a bit there.
I doubt seriously that the Administration will allow that. After all, the US stated objective is to police the country, and defend it from its enemies, rebuild the Oil production facilities, and use the sales of oil (at prices yet to be determined) to pay for the reconstruction. This as well as manage the government and its finances until a popular government can be established, elected, and installed in office. This includes reports that they intend to build and maintain at least 4, possibly 5 military installations for general use in the region. It has also been reported by most all the news agencies that it is the intent of the US to base in Iraq, and possibly replacing the instillations presently in Saudi Arabia. The original reason the US has bases in Saudi Arabia, was on their invitation and our agreement to defend them from aggressors, for which they provided all facilities and jet fuel for free. I believe this arrangement has been altered somewhat, and the Saudis have publicly stated that they want the US out of there. And the weekend news broadcasts mention that the US will be calling back troops that have been rotated home, due to the Iraqi re-organization of fighting forces and attacks on military convoys. With this in mind, I would not go so far as to predict an eventual outcome of these plans. I am also not taking a position as to whether I support or object to the plan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jochem van Dieten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: Those pesky WMD. | Doug White wrote: | > The ordeal of trying to select new Iraqi leaders to run the | > country that will be friendly to the US, | | Why would they have to be friendly to the US? If the population desires to | be unfriendly (which is something different from hostile), don't they have | the right to be unfriendly? Isn't that what freedom is really about? | | Jochem | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
