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Originally posted by Looger+Oct 6 2004, 03:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Looger @ Oct 6 2004, 03:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Oct 6 2004, 02:40 PM
You mean it was Bill Clinton's fault.
I believe it was under the watch of George Bush that UN weapons inspections in Iraq resumed after a long absence.
Cowperson
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the intricacies of american politics mean little to a region gripped by fear and paralyzed by what america might do next.
yes, it was bill clinton that authorized the TERRORIST ACT (undeclared act of war on a civilian population), the regionally infamous sudan aspirin debacle.
yes, UN weapons inspections, courtesy on hans blix (sp?), probably could not have resumed if not for america's tough stance.
but it remains to be said that america, regardless of who was the head honcho, had long before lost any diplomatic clout in the situation.
absolutely despicable, allowing the CIA to sneak in on UNSCOM's equipment, and then claiming moral superiority after the fact.
that act, right there, is the declaration of pax americana.
it's on. [/b][/quote]
the intricacies of american politics mean little to a region gripped by fear and paralyzed by what america might do next.
That's overstating things isn't it?
America left Saudi Arabia. Are Egypt, Jordan and Iran seriously worried about a USA ground invasion? Nope.
Syria might be but not likely. Do states like Kuwait, Qatar, etc, fear a USA invasion? Nope.
If the leadership of those countries are worried about something its the threat of incitement to their own populations from American actions, causing them to drift toward a greater police state to keep things under control.
American politicians on both sides seem to feel successful democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq will eventually "grip the region in fear."
Cowperson