Iraqi foreign affairs committee rejects UN resolutions....

[KRSESQ]

I was running on the assumption that Saddam would keep a sizable contingent of RG close at hand in Baghdad. These could create havoc for all concerned if they're not taken by surprise and taken out in the opening minutes of a conflict.

'Course, now that we've shot our mouths off on possible US strategy, nothing we've speculated on here will make it into the final plan.

Kevin

[Dr Mordrid]

Actually the RG is one of the organizations Saddam will not let into Baghdad in large numbers for fear of that coup. He's had them spread out north & south for years in order to prevent one.

Dr. Mordrid

[The PIT]

Originally posted by RichL
Nurses, pfft!

Nurses are sweet natured angels compared to the hell spawned harpies that are the Doctors secretaties or worse - Administrators.

Yes but they're mind numbingly thick. Anyone sane having to deal with these people will go nuts in minutes. Most new People who start work with us don't believe us very soon they're saying bloody nurses.
I live in fear of going into hospital.

[Technoid]

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[RichL]

Re: Iraqi foreign affairs committee rejects UN resolutions....

Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
They're a rubber-stamp for Saddam, so it's not looking good for the peaceniks....

Dr. Mordrid

I'd practically lay money on it being a setup by Saddam.

Latest I heard is that his son was pleading with the parliment to accept the UN resolutions to avoid war.
Then the parliment vote unanimously to reject the UN resolutions, but leave the ultimate decision down to Saddam.

So Saddam gets to overrule the 'will of the people' and look like the peace-loving loveable guy he isnt.

It amazes me that anyone outside of nursery school actually beleives any of it.

[Wombat]

Technoid, why? At least he lets you click on to the site.

[Technoid]

Its the general tone of the note as if "Netscape" were subpar or something....

He don't check wich version I got (I'm using mozilla so it should not have come up at all) !
Sure NS 4.** lacked some CSS suport.

But the only thing that "lacks" from NS 6*--> or Moz is all those fancy non standard IE4--> tags...

What anoys me most is that he has actualy taken time to detect my browser so he can tell me that it was intentinal that his site don't work in my browser!!

"netscape friendly" my ass!!
Why don't he say as it is: standards compliant

[Wombat]

I'm using mozilla so it should not have come up at all

They both have Mozilla tags, IIRC.

[K6-III]

Oh...and another thing....say we do capture Baghdad...

...that means we have to occupy a foreign city for many years to come....

...how many troops are lost in occupying cities...

[Joel]

...that means we have to occupy a foreign city for many years to come....

That's why I say we just nuke it and turn it into a big gravel pit and then we don't have to worry about occuping shit. And then just say, Next!!!

Joel

[Dogbert]

Originally posted by K6-III
Oh...and another thing....say we do capture Baghdad...

...that means we have to occupy a foreign city for many years to come....

...how many troops are lost in occupying cities...

Why occupy ? Just do an in-and-out as thorough and as clean as possible. It's never perfect, nor as clean as everybody would like, but usually after you eliminate most of those you need to, new leaders will rise from the population.

[K6-III]

But after so many years of no political process, ensuring stability shall be damn near impossible...

[Dr Mordrid]

Whenever someone says it's "not our business" or some other nonsense I ask them this questions:

1. given the chance would you have locked Neville Chamberlain in a closet before he had the chance to become Prime Minister?

2. given the chance would you have taken out Hitler before WWII?

If you say "no" to either there is no hope for you.

K6III: are you actually saying that the situation in and around Iraq is (or has ever been in the Saddam era) stable??

Even after his involvement in starting the Iran-Iraq war, Gulf War I and his involvement in the WTC bombing and Oaklahoma City? No suppositions on those last two either....

IMHO this is one of those situations where just about anything other than the presence/existance of Saddam Hussein would be a drastic improvement!!

Dr. Mordrid