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RE: Diplomacy: Iraq Said to Have Tried to Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avert War
by logickal at 1:39 pm EST, Nov 7, 2003 |
Thrynn wrote: ] Funny thing is the US begged and pleaded and the UN passed
] resolution after resolution all to no affect. But then the
] Iraqi regime figures they are about to get a white hot missile
] up their ass and all of a sudden they want to negotiate.
] Whatever. Ummm - that's the reaction that the threat of use of force is intended to provoke. The interesting thing about these allegations is that those threats actually elicited some kind of response (when the portrayal of Iraq at the time was, in essence, a stiff middle finger) that the US govt. willfully and intentionally let fall through the cracks. |
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RE: Diplomacy: Iraq Said to Have Tried to Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avert War
by Thrynn at 4:29 pm EST, Nov 7, 2003 |
logickal wrote:
] Thrynn wrote:
]
] ] up their ass and all of a sudden they want to negotiate.
] ] Whatever.
]
] Ummm - that's the reaction that the threat of use of force is
] intended to provoke. The interesting thing about these
] allegations is that those threats actually elicited some kind
] of response (when the portrayal of Iraq at the time was, in
] essence, a stiff middle finger) that the US govt. willfully
] and intentionally let fall through the cracks. I can see your point, however, look at how many times the Iraqi officials balked "Welcome inspectors".."get out inspectors".."welcome inspectors". Who's to say this wasn't just another delay tactic? We'll (the general American public) will never know the truth about the matter but we can always sit around and play what if. |
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Diplomacy: Iraq Said to Have Tried to Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avert War
by logickal at 1:16 pm EST, Nov 6, 2003 |
] Mr. Perle said he sought authorization from C.I.A.
] officials to meet with the Iraqis, but the officials told
] him they did not want to pursue this channel, and they
] indicated they had already engaged in separate contacts
] with Baghdad. Mr. Perle said, "The message was, `Tell
] them that we will see them in Baghdad.' " |
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