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Originally posted by Mike AI@Jan 21 2003, 11:50 PM
Problem is every nation is looking out for their own interest ( which they should do) - and many of these Nations want to keep Saddam for $$ reasons ( oil contracts), stability in the region, or whatever reason... and some are trying to thwart the US to try and prevent the US from being more powerful, and control a very strategic part of the world. ( and of course oil - natural resources)
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I agree completely, if you recall France and Russia stalled before the UN resolution was passed too, obviously they were negotiating for concessions which once received changed these members of the security council's mood dramatically.
Whether or not Saddam has to be removed because he is a maniac tyrant that envisions his destiny as the greater Chalif of The Mother of Civilization, or that it's a family feud with a certain family we love =) the fact is there is a shitload of oil there that someone will administer and *ahem* profit from. Obviously former colonial powers like France want a cut from all this and they didn't like the bone they were thrown. You can jump right on this one french lovers =)
Last edited by Ironhorse at Jan 22 2003, 01:40 AM