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Thread #57846   Message #912586
Posted By: Troll
18-Mar-03 - 10:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Should Saddam comply with Resolutions?
Subject: RE: BS: Should Saddam comply with Resolutions?
Lurker, the cease-fire was based on the premise that Saddam -who had LOST THE WAR- would disarm as he promised to do. The US and its allies set the conditions, not Saddam. We did it so that no more Iraqis would have to die but implicit in the cease-fire agreement is the fact that IF Saddam did not comply with ALL the terms, the shooting could and would start again.
I suppose that the consequences of non-compliance should have been spelled out but I prefer to believe that it was an oversight instead of a deliberate omission. Remember, the document was put together fairly quickly and it is probable that everyone expected Saddam to comply.

troll