[Dave Olson]

Good point. Plus, for about 12 years afterward, there was the cost of maintaining a military presence in Saudi Arabia and patrolling the "no-fly zones" over Iraq (both now being discontinued).

[barryselby]

since we are now trying to bring in the UN, if they decide not to contribute money or armed forces maybe we should just deduct the amount that we want to get from them from our UN dues and foreign aid!

barry