On Monday 12 February 2007 9:42 am, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > The Neoconservatives attacked Iraq despite some very good advice from > Coin Powell. He repeatedly warned GW2B that if he broke Iraq, he was > going to own it, so its not like the Administration was clueless about > the risks involved; because Colin Powell knew full well that secretarian > violence and civil war was likely if Saddam were removed, as did > leadership in the DOD, Pentagon, and Military that were advising Colin > Powell. > > The Plan was really simple. It involved taking Saddam out and then > filling the power vacuum with a Shiite elected president who would be > beholden to the US and its interest
Hi Leland! They had reason to believe this would work. Don't you remember the Shah of Iran? I thought he was a cool dude, and friendly to the US. Damned Ayatollah Khomeini! -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

