Attack on Iraq 'Off the Table,' Officials Furious at Defense Dept.

Source Close to Dr. Paul Wolfowitz-Deputy Secretary of Defense ^ | December 5, 2001 | Freeper Trixie's co-workers

[sneakypete]

What is your nationality to want the US to declare war on all their friends in the ME?

I'm a American,and you are wrong if you think Saudi Arabia or Egypt are our friends in any respect. Saudi Arabia has been financing these Islamic terrorist groups for years,and Egypt probably harbors more Islamic terrorists than anywhere else.

[palmer]

Preferably with "coalition", but IMHO will transpire with or without coalition (friendly Islamic) support. Saddam won't even have time to deliberate whether or not to accept the UN inspectors...

Don't underestimate friendly Islamic support. The elder Bush played the cards perfectly, he winked at Saddam when Saddam had his troops on the Kuwaiti border and then turned around and slammed him, classic sting operation.

My scenario for the new sting is this: we take Saddam at his word that he will allow inspections when we drop the sanctions. So first we drop the sanctions, 100%. Second we land special forces at all his palaces to do inspections, accidentally break his favorite vases, etc. Sooner rather than later, Saddam gets mad and makes a few mistakes.