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Thread #56410   Message #881941
Posted By: Alice
03-Feb-03 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: BS: Iraq: Report of The Smoking Gun
Subject: RE: BS: Iraq: Report of The Smoking Gun
I am not surprised that Iraq has the weapons that the UN is trying to find and disarm. The report Iraq gave did not show what happened to the weapons that they had years ago. My concern is that disarmament of Iraq should be done through as much diplomacy and negotiation as possible, yet military action and loud ranting from our US administration has just caused more defensiveness and paranoia in Iraq. It reminds me of how the government dealt with the Branch Davidians in Waco. They could have disarmed the cult quietly but instead blasted them with too much force, causing the cult to be even more paranoid and defensive. When people like Saddam are threatened (a ruthless cult leader, really) it makes them even more paranoid.