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On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:58:40 +0000, NOYB wrote:
You need to check your history a little bit. I seem to remember Saddam flying his fighter jets to Iran during the first Gulf War to save them from being destroyed. They were never returned, however. Not only weren't they returned, but some were incorporated into the Iranian Air Force and used to attack Iraqi targets. I doubt Saddam was dumb enough to repeat that mistake. I would also like to point out that Iran has moderated it's tone since those days. There is a sizable push from within for modernization and democracy. As for Syria, they sided with Iran in that war, and only recently reopened their border with Iraq. They're also controlled by Baathists. The Baathists split years ago. The Syrian and Iraqi Baathists are competitive interests. Although, I would agree that *if* WMDs were moved, Syria would be a more likely place than Iran. When you get conflicting intelligence, and you haven't had inspectors on the ground in Iraq since 1998, you're always going to "cherry pick" the intelligence that best backs your hypothesis. Yeah, but ... before going to war, I would suggest one needs more than an hypothesis. Proof would be nice. Also, wouldn't it be better to let the intelligence lead you to your hypothesis, rather than "cherry picking" to support your preconceived hypothesis. |
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