Re: Yet Another Roswell Thread


Rand Simberg wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:35:28 -0700, in a place far, far away, Einar
<einarbb@xxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way
as to indicate that:


Rand Simberg wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:08:15 -0700, in a place far, far away, Einar
<einarbb@xxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way
as to indicate that:


We gave no one a "breather" in Afghanistan. And the problem with
Pakistan is that we have to be careful not to destabilize the
government, and give Al Qaeda nukes.

After the fall of the Taliban USA turned its main attension away from
that region

We can walk and chew gum at the same time.

instead you turned over to a matter which could have
safelly enough waited some additional years.

Nonsense. Had we waited, the sanctions would have been lifted shortly
afterward, and Saddam could have had nukes by now.

Right...heard that one about 50000 times before.

Yes. There's a good reason for that, despite your living in denial.

You clearly had an overinflated expectations about Saddam regime
capabilities in the late 90s and at the beginning of the millenium. I
know his history, but I also read the UN document that the inspectors
published during the late 90s. He was a cornered animal, his strength
graudally seeping away, most of his armed forces ruined, under
constant flyover vigilance, running what was left of his army on a
shoestring budget, internal regime corruption running rampant at the
same time.

All what was needed was bit more waiting and he´d collapsed on his
own.

Yes. Right.

Collapsed on his own.

You may find this article illuminating:

Saddam's Delusions: The View From the Inside
Kevin Woods, James Lacey, and Williamson Murray
From Foreign Affairs, May/June 2006
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20060501faessay85301/kevin-woods-james-lacey-williamson-murray/saddam-s-delusions-the-view-from-the-inside.html

Cheers, Einar

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