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Thread #56815 Message #891333
Posted By: Frankham
15-Feb-03 - 10:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: Listening to Dr. Blix report...
Subject: RE: BS: Listening to Dr. Blix report...
Old Guy, What protestors plan to do is a fair question. I think the biggest unified action is to avoid a pre-emptive strike. The next plan would be to allow the inspections to work because they ARE working. The more the spotlight is on Saddam, the better chances are that we can restrain him. Let the inspections go on as long as possible and convey the information received to the UN and the rest of the world. The analogy to Hitler in WWII doesn't work because no one really appreciated the damage that Hitler was about to do. Today, I don't think there's one country that doesn't recognize Saddam as being a vicious dictator. No one country is actively supporting him. We can "smoke him out" not with destroying Iraq but by conveying his iniquity to the rest of the world. At some point, the UN would have to step in. But this will not be done unless the United States allows the UN to do it's job. And part of the job is allowing the inspections to continue.