[Vision2020] Antiwar Rallies/Attack Iraq Now

[Carl Westberg]

Obviously, there are many schools of thought on the Iraq situation.  In my 
humble opinion, attacking Iraq is precisely what Osama Bin Laden wants 
George W. Bush to do.  He hates the United States, he has no use for Saddam, 
so he has nothing to lose by a U.S. attack on the secular Hussein.  On his 
ledger, his losses by an American invasion of Iraq....minimal.  On the plus 
side, images of U.S. forces attacking an Islamic nation...priceless.         
                                                                             
                                           Carl Westberg Jr.







>From: Thomas Hansen <tomh@FNA.fsn.uidaho.edu>
>To: "'WMSteed@aol.com'" <WMSteed@aol.com>, vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Antiwar Rallies/Attack Iraq Now
>Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:23:50 -0800
>
>Greeetings Visionaires -
>
>To me, it is not a matter of whether or not Saddam should be eliminated or
>if Iraq should be deprived of weapons of mass destruction.  Saddam should 
>be
>eliminated and his weapons of mass destruction should be destroyed.
>
>What I disagree with is the manner in which George W is dealing with this.
>Currently he is pursuing another ruling by the UN Security Council that
>would allow him to respond militarily to what he considers a major 
>violation
>by Iraq.  He is seeking this ruling in spite of his earlier comments that
>the US would "go it alone" if necessary.  Another possible reason for 
>George
>W to seek UN approval is England's Prime Minister Tony Blair's approval
>rating has dropped to 30% within his own country.  If George W decides that
>the US will "go it alone", it may satisfy a "First Strike" concept, but the
>US comes out of it looking like the big bully (much like the Soviet Union
>during the Cold War).  George W needs approval from 9 of the 15 countries
>currently sitting on the Security Council.  He has three.
>
>What I understand form watching the Today Show this morning is that the UN
>Security Council may present its final decision concerning Iraq on or about
>March 14th.  The next three weeks should prove most interesting.
>
>Take care,
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
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