--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Saddam Hussein was our natural ally in the Middle East, as far as > > fighting > > Islamic terrorism is concerned. Hussein repeatedly tried to improve > > relations > > with the US during the 1990s, but the Clinton Administration was > not > > interested. Hussein, unlike what we are told these days, did not > > regard the US > > as a permanent enemy. After all, he was our guy during the 1980s, > > when Iraq > > was at war with Iran, our enemy. Now, when Iran is once again > > emerging (at > > least in the eyes of the neocons) as the big threat in the Middle > > East, we could > > use a powerful, pro-US dictator in Iraq, instead of an Iranian > puppet > > state > > which is the most likely outcome of the current mess. > > > > > > I also remember reading somewhere that when Saddam first considered > invading Kuwait that he did in fact touch base with the U.S. > Ambassador to Iraq to let her know his feelings. Somehow there was > a miscommunication and Saddam got the impression that the U.S. > wouldn't mind if he invaded. > > And so he did. > > Anyone else every heard anything on this? > >
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