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Pentagon builds case to bomb Iraq
USA Today ^ | 11/19/01 | Barbara Slavin

Posted on 11/19/2001 12:23:18 PM PST by Rebelbase

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:38:36 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; prewarintelligence
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We're in the neighborhood anyway............
1 posted on 11/19/2001 12:23:18 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
BTW, this is Drudge's latest hotline.
2 posted on 11/19/2001 12:24:40 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
As soon as Osama bites the dust Saddam's next...
3 posted on 11/19/2001 12:25:24 PM PST by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop
TICK TOCK,,,,,,,,,I say next spring
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4 posted on 11/19/2001 12:27:59 PM PST by newsperson999
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To: Rebelbase
We're concerned that attacking Sudan will "further infuriate Arab public opinion"? Huh?

From what we've seen so far, if President Bush personally slapped every raghead in the face, we couldn't infuriate Arabs more than we have already.

We've already gone astray by governing according to polls of US public opinion, we can't start deferring to the collective ignorance of the Arab world. W ain't Clinton.

5 posted on 11/19/2001 12:29:30 PM PST by wideawake
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To: newsperson999
Are you employed by Etherzone or are you simply infatuated?
6 posted on 11/19/2001 12:30:49 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
I'm for it, but folks, it may be time to get in your bomb shelters and get out the saltine crackers and water if we do it.
7 posted on 11/19/2001 12:30:54 PM PST by Fulbright
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To: Rebelbase
Who needs a case? Saddam Hussein has done enough in his life time to be executed a hundred times over. I say blow his wonderful palaces off the face of the earth.
8 posted on 11/19/2001 12:32:45 PM PST by Dengar01
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To: Rebelbase
We're in the neighborhood anyway............

I'm thinking that we should do them in alphabetical order...

9 posted on 11/19/2001 12:33:03 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
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To: wideawake
America should not care what any Arab State thinks, what have any of them contributed to the "coalition"?
10 posted on 11/19/2001 12:34:40 PM PST by danthecanadian
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To: Fulbright
I'm for it only if hard evidence ties Iraq directly to the events of 9-11...so far I haven't seen it.

If evidence cannot be discovered then I would prefer we lift the sanctions, buy oil from them, and put our energy covertly towards assassinating Saddam.
11 posted on 11/19/2001 12:35:08 PM PST by wheezer
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To: Dengar01
"I say blow his wonderful palaces off the face of the earth."

I believe the US/Allies will do that. It begins when Saddam is ordered to resume UN inspections. I think his ego will not allow inspections and that is all we need to start bombing.

12 posted on 11/19/2001 12:35:23 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
Actually, Saudi Arabia is much more dangerous in the overall scheme of things, but there are too many business deals to unravel between the administration, its sponsors in the oil industry and the 30,000 princes to do anything but make nice with the Wahhabis.

I'd like to roll back the clock to 1990, let Iraq take over Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and then see what happened from there. At that time, Iraq at least thought we were its ally. Saddam has always been a b@st@rd, but he thought he was our b@st@ard, sorta like Stalin was during WW II.

Flame away as I know that 11 years of media conditioning have established Saddam Hussein as a character somewhat more evil than the Antichrist in the minds of the American public. Not too many folks remember the 1980s anymore.

13 posted on 11/19/2001 12:39:04 PM PST by longleaf
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To: wheezer
If evidence cannot be discovered then I would prefer we lift the sanctions, buy oil from them, and put our energy covertly towards assassinating Saddam.

So that whoever takes over from him (in spontaneous fair and deomcratic elections, I'm sure) will still have the same capabilities for developing weapons of mass destruction?

Learn this: terrorism is like organized crime. It's a problem of networks and organizations, not individuals.

14 posted on 11/19/2001 12:40:47 PM PST by irv
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To: Rebelbase
It begins when Saddam is ordered to resume UN inspections. I think his ego will not allow inspections and that is all we need to start bombing.

I'm in agreement with that. Plus Bush is putting alot of other items in place. For example, making deals to buy more oil from Russia and Mexico instead of the Arab states. Also filling up the Strategic Oil Reserve. That way, instead of relying on Mid-East oil we have other sources in case we piss off any Arab states. We won't care if we piss 'em off; we'll have other oil. I expect a few other moves from Bush before he starts to demand inspections.

15 posted on 11/19/2001 12:46:05 PM PST by SpottedBeaver
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To: Rebelbase
Like the Northern Alliance, Sadam has groups in his own country that might work with a similar game plan as our current one.
16 posted on 11/19/2001 12:47:22 PM PST by Mark
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To: NewAmsterdam
More war anyone? Mmmmm, delicious!
17 posted on 11/19/2001 12:47:58 PM PST by Zviadist
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To: irv
Learn this: terrorism is like organized crime. It's a problem of networks and organizations, not individuals.

I agree, and following the tentacles will surely lead to some interesting and unexpected places.

I'm in no rush to bomb the hell out of Iraq as I don't see it in America's best interest at this time.

That could change as the American intelligence comes in.
18 posted on 11/19/2001 12:50:35 PM PST by wheezer
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To: wheezer
"American intelligence "

What a sight for sore eyes! It seems like its been gone since 1992.

20 posted on 11/19/2001 12:57:43 PM PST by Rebelbase
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