Rich

Get off the soap box with that troll.

Saddam shot at our aircraft almost every day when they flew in the
Iraq 'no fly' zone imposed after he was kicked out of Kuait. If
someone keeps shooting at you what do you do ??? turn the other cheek
and pass air?

It was well document by both Iraq and the UN that he had WMD in the
years prior to the current war. He would not let the UN confirm he had
destroyed them so one must conclude he still had some/all of them. He
had used some in country (Kurds) and also in the War with Iran so
every one knew he had.

He may have been shooting his mouth off about quanity but what he was
threatening his neighbors with warrented a change of govenment.

I have gotten a number of reports from the 'troops' through my
military channels and via military friends. Next one I get may try to
cut and paste to bring up on thread for those who live by the bar and
5 o'clock follies.

Big John


On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:36:08 -0800, "Rich S."
wrote:

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...

. . . I think the world was a better place when the most powerful nation
on
earth adhered to certain rules that had become standard between
civilized nations.

I can't see much of a difference for the world with Saddam missing (he
isn't, really, by the way). I am now absolutely certain - as most news
watchers - that Saddam didn't pose nearly the threat that some were led
to believe. There are no WMD, period. . .

Since this is an inappropriate forum for this topic - and since I don't
approve of crossposting, I will let this be my last word in this thread.

Iraq under Saddam was not abiding by international law. In the terms of
their surrender in the Gulf War, they agreed to disarm and to prove they had
done so. Their refusal to comply with those terms resulted in the resumption
of hostilities to force compliance. The existance or non-existance of WMD
has no bearing on the situation.

You have the floor.......

Rich S.