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Part of a 814,000 square meter complex outside Baghdad, and
begun while sanctions have been in effect, construction of
the Al Salam Palace was completed in September, 1999.
Posted on 04/16/2002 10:48:15 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
On today's progam, Rush Limbaugh suggested that everyone should be prepared for the "imminent" invasion of Iraq. He continued by saying that the administration is very concerned about just how close Saddam is to Weapons of Mass Destruction or WMD's.
I recently attended a breakfast meeting and Chuckie Schumer was the speaker. His forceful statement that an Iraq invasion was to be expected sooner rather than later made an impression on me.
With Colin Powell in the Middle East, following a Cheney visit, and the Blair meeting with Bush in Texas last week, I'm beginning to believe that an invasion really is imminent.
Other signs are the increased statements of concern from many Arab states including Saudia Arabia, Turkey, and others.
I suspect we will soon be hearing about things that will also point to this such as reservists getting the "word" to be prepared for something, troop movements, etc.
I believe an imminent invasion is likely and is necessary.
Main Entry: im·mi·nent
Pronunciation: 'i-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin imminent-, imminens, present participle of imminEre to project, threaten, from in- + -minEre (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) -- more at MOUNT
Date: 1528
: ready to take place; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head <was in imminent danger of being run over>
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Exactly, it might cause a national panic. Which is one of the reasons the FBI etc tried to minimize threats to airlines for so long.
Saddam is the Michael Jordan of terrorists.
Yes, that is very scary. Just look at what he did during and at the end of the Gulf War. The man is evil.
He certainly is one of the terrorist state leaders and should be the first to go.
If they act soon, I'm assuming they must have some hard evidence of nuclear capabilities.You can bet when Bush goes, he's done his homework and thought it all out! IMHO.....
Talking about 'intestinal fortitude' - I mean you were EATING and the Schummer entitiy was exhaling in your vicinity?
We certainly aren't ready to toss a few armored divisions into the region, and neither is anybody else -- except Turkey, perhaps, and I can't see them being the shock troops.
So "invasion" would have to mean something more along the lines of Afghanistan -- our air suppport and Special Forces, and a large body of indigenous troops willing and able to defeat the Republican Guard. The Kurds would seem to be the only ones available, but for that to be viable, we'd have had to supply them (secretly) via Turkey, and I can't see Turkey being happy about us arming the very folks with whom they keep having military difficulty.
About the only other alternative is that we've somehow succeeded in setting up a military overthrow from within Saddam's own army. There are many, many stumbling blocks there.
Bottom line: While it's likely that we're planning on doing something about Saddam, I think talk of "invasion" is an exceedingly misleading word.
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