UN plan to give Saddam 72 hours to leave Baghdad

Sunday Herald ^ | 3/8/03

[Atchafalaya]

If this is true, France et al blinked. They do not want us in there finding all of their invoices.

[TSgt]

Saddam escaping Iraq via a disguise...

[Howlin]

Saddam knows if he leaves he's a dead man.

[calljack]

The Iraqi generals and top ranking officers would have to co-operate fully with UN inspectors to oversee the total elimination of
any weapons of mass destruction.
They just don't get it.

[marajade]

What I don't get is why would Pakistan table it? I thought they were our friend?

[way-right-of-center]

Anyone but me get the impression the UN is thinking that they are gonna be left holding the bag after the US goes in without them, and now they are scrambling to grab whatever they can? "The UN Controlling the Oil Fields" etc, instead of the Iraqi people controlling their own oil.

I'm thinking that the UN is worried that they might not be viewed in the best light ( wonder why ?) by the recently liberated people of Iraq. Hmm...wonder who the people of Iraq would be more inclined to sell their oil to, those who freed them, or those who conspired against them?

By the way, I'm not arguing this is a "war for oil" just a byproduct of liberation. Any comments?

[Howlin]

I have lost all track of who is what and with who.

All I know is that they are in a full panic and trying like hell to stop what needs to be done.

They are going to kill us all.

[CurlyDave]

the UN would oversee the establishment of a post-Saddam government and the UN, not the US, would take stewardship of Iraq's oilfields.

This allows the UN to emerge victorious, prevents the US from taking a physical inventory of just what is in Iraq, and gives the UN a stream of income from the oil.

Sounds to me like the US has provided the courage, the leadership, and the troups, and at the last second the UN wants to come in and defeat us.

[Mike Darancette]

the UN would oversee the establishment of a post-Saddam government and the UN, not the US, would take stewardship of Iraq's oilfields.

Ummm, couldn't the US just veto this part?

Bush to UN: Kick us out!

[marajade]

The Beltway Boys reported tonite that Pakistan was leaning our way in the upcoming vote...

If that's true, this article might not be accurate...

[spodefly]

There is a disconnect between the talk of Saddam murdering and torturing thousands of his citizens, and the talk of his peaceful passage into exile. Would we really let someone so vile happily live out the rest of their lives in some palace bought with the blood money of thousands of innocent torture victims?

[GraniteStateConservative]

Bush fully supports exile of Hussein. If Hussein and other psychos from his family and Baath Party aren't ruling Iraq, it's a win for Bush.

[Paraclete]

The next couple of weeks are going to be wild. Look for all kinds of deals and jockeying as Saddam tries to save his neck. It's going to be nerve-racking until we pull the trigger.

[Dog Gone]

BTW, did anybody ask them why, if Saddam is cooperating and disarming, this is necessary?

Howlin, we're talking about the UN here, so there's no reason to start using logic. ;-)

[GraniteStateConservative]

We've allowed ruthless dictators to leave power before. We'll let Hussein do so.

[Howlin]

I agree 100 percent.

[dighton]

Meet the least photogenic staff on earth.

[Howlin]

My point is HE will not leave.

[arkady_renko]

I don't know how reliable this source is.

Ivan, if you're out there - what say ye?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Anyone but me get the impression the UN is thinking that they are gonna be left holding the bag after the US goes in without them, and now they are scrambling to grab whatever they can? "The UN Controlling the Oil Fields" etc, instead of the Iraqi people controlling their own oil.

Doesn't the UN control the funds from the Iraqi oil fields now? Maybe it is time for an audit.