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Originally Posted by mmarsh Because Iraq was seen as a threat to Isreali security because Saddam was financing Palestinian Terrorists...... |
Hi MM - yes, I was aware of the problems Saddam posed for Israel and
the details, But I don't see that they Israel needed intervention by USA.
Firstly - most Arab countries and others beside fund Palestinian terrorists, and also, Old Saddam had his uses - look at the situation now. Remember that during the Iraq/Iran war, Iran pleaded for Iraq to stay out of the way and let Iran attack Israel - Saddam refused and pummelled Iran harder.
First Gulf War, when Saddam rocketed Israel, the prize was for persuading Israel to keep its hands off Saddam, not the other way round.
The Arab countries need no encouragement to fight each other, and Israel has never needed any encouragement to retaliate.
This is still the case. The existence of Israel as a reason for this latest Iraq war does not measure up - Is Israel's situation any better for it? I don't think so. And whatever regime was going to replace Saddam, it would not have altered policies towards Israel. Israel has needed no encouragement in taking action against nuclear threat from Syria and Iran.
USA would have taken on Saddam for its own good reasons, that is the business they are in, looking after USA's interests, and it seems to me that they are pretty damned good at it, when not undermined by those who create poor morale at home.
Beware changes that will find you saying not 'God Bless America' but 'God Help America' - and ' bring back Geo W. who went for the throats of those who wish to bring USA down.' (If only we had Maggie back!)
Ok folks - you can let me have both barrels, I'll brace myself.
