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bigben2k · 03-17-2003, 07:52 PM

A prelude to war

The US, Spain, and UK will not be seeking a UN security council vote on their resolution. Diplomacy is out. The US withdraws its measure.

Australia commits 2'000 troops (despite the 70% opposition of the population.link. More may come, but it will not be up to a vote.

Bush Gives Saddam 48 Hours to Flee Iraq. link. 2/3 of US citizens support the forcible removal of Saddam.

250,000 U.S. troops poised at the borders of Iraq.

Powell suggested that even an 11th-hour effort by Saddam to disarm wouldn't avoid war. "I can think of nothing Saddam Hussein could do diplomatically," he said. "He had his chance."

I'm afraid that nothing will stop this now: all the signs are there.

[edit]More news:

Israel Readies for Possible Iraqi Strike
which includes this: "In a weekend television interview, Mofaz indicated Israel's response might include a counterattack."

Turkish Leaders to Act on U.S. Troops

Now, as ya'll know, americans enjoy a good game of poker, once in a while. The cowboy diplomacy seems to include some poker strategies: try to get the UN to agree, and failing that, withdraw the application, so that the US can attack Iraq with it's own coalition, leaving it harmless from UN reprimands, because the UN didn't vote on it... smart M. Bush, very smart.

Another bit on that "poker hand":
U.N. Orders Inspectors Out of Iraq Ok M. Bush, if you want to quit negotiating, we'll take out the only opportunity the world had to prove that Iraq has disarmed, then we can blame you for it later (ace up a sleeve?).

03-17-2003, 07:52 PM	#139
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	A prelude to war The US, Spain, and UK will not be seeking a UN security council vote on their resolution. Diplomacy is out. The US withdraws its measure. Australia commits 2'000 troops (despite the 70% opposition of the population.link. More may come, but it will not be up to a vote. Bush Gives Saddam 48 Hours to Flee Iraq. link. 2/3 of US citizens support the forcible removal of Saddam. 250,000 U.S. troops poised at the borders of Iraq. Powell suggested that even an 11th-hour effort by Saddam to disarm wouldn't avoid war. "I can think of nothing Saddam Hussein could do diplomatically," he said. "He had his chance." I'm afraid that nothing will stop this now: all the signs are there. [edit]More news: Israel Readies for Possible Iraqi Strike which includes this: "In a weekend television interview, Mofaz indicated Israel's response might include a counterattack." Turkish Leaders to Act on U.S. Troops Now, as ya'll know, americans enjoy a good game of poker, once in a while. The cowboy diplomacy seems to include some poker strategies: try to get the UN to agree, and failing that, withdraw the application, so that the US can attack Iraq with it's own coalition, leaving it harmless from UN reprimands, because the UN didn't vote on it... smart M. Bush, very smart. Another bit on that "poker hand": U.N. Orders Inspectors Out of Iraq Ok M. Bush, if you want to quit negotiating, we'll take out the only opportunity the world had to prove that Iraq has disarmed, then we can blame you for it later (ace up a sleeve?). __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101 Last edited by bigben2k; 03-17-2003 at 08:30 PM.