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At 06:37 PM 12/19/2003, you wrote:
In a message dated 12/19/2003 3:38:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, jamesd@echeque.com writes:
Saddam was warned that if he took Kuwait, terrible consequences might well follow.
That's bullshit. Saddam was told by our Chick ambassador (I can't remember her name) that the US had no interest in his dispute with Kuwait, in effect giving Saddam a green light.
Yep, it was a set-up. Saddam Hussein summoned US Ambassador Glaspie and asked her to clarify the American position. "I have direct instructions from the President to seek better relations with Iraq. [] Our opinion is that you should have the opportunity to rebuild your country. But we have no opinion on Arab-Arab conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait." [7] steve