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On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:23:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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What I recall hearing is about our bombing lots of anti-aircraft radar
installations when they turned them on and tried to target our aircraft.
If
there were civilians working in those places, they knew the risks, just as
our civilians know the risks of working in such places. And, during the
time
of enforcement, I seem to recall our losing something less than a dozen
personnel.

Saddam put these installations in civillian aras. We blew the **** out
of them anyway.
Go look at some of the old stories coming out of the German, Italian
and French press during the 90s.
"What you recall hearing" is not what most of the world was saying. We
had better spin control in the 90s than we have today. For some reason
the American media and the liberal establishment was ignoring the
European press when they criticised our bombing war.

So....what's your point? It still wasn't a total free-for-all as it is now.
Even our military contractors loved it - the perfect situation for testing
anything they came up with, and stay ahead of whatever Saddam's people aimed
at us.