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"Bush I said (paraphrasing) that the United States HAD to abide by the resolution of the coalition. It was a matter of HONOR."

Bush was free to do whatever he wanted and honor had nothing to do with it. At the time, Charles Freeman, our ambassador to Saudi Arabia, made this clear. Bush I was concerned about getting mired down in an occupation that could last a long time while we tried to keep the peace between opposition groups and hunted down an elusive Saddam. He was content to drive Saddam from Iraq and then get out with a cease-fire and Saddam on his side of the line. Had he stayed, removed Saddam from power and got a new government up and running, he probably would have alienated some of the Arabs who had gone along with Desert Storm, but there was no obligation to leave.

Good analysis re: Bush I and the "end" of Desert Storm. I do believe that Bush I has since admitted that it was a mistake to have let Saddamn and his regime continue. The past twelve years has not been encouraging...at least as far as having others (ie: an internal revolution, the Arab world, etc.) take care of the problem, let alone contain the creep from violating the cease-fire agreement over and over again.

WHat you are saying is that it's the UN's fault we have to deal with Sadamm now? If we's been allowed to finish the job the first round, there wouldn't be a second?

There is No honor among evil people.