[DMCForum] Hussein's nose(s).

[Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxx>]

Hussein was more picking his nose than thumbing it. He was a petty 
dictator grandstanding to the world, when he actually had nothing. Even 
his own underlings were BSing him because they were afraid that they'd 
get their heads (professional or otherwise) lobbed off if they told him 
that their weapons hadn't been reconstituted, etc. etc. (See Soviet 
Russia 1980s: On TV, powerful nation. In real life: collapsing on the 
inside.)

What better way to let people think you're dangerous than by refusing to 
admit that you don't have any weapons, and then not allowing anybody to 
come in and see?

Although we know he did have weapons. After all, we sold them to him.

History repeats itself. For Iraq 2005, see Iraq 1918.

--Farrar

Travis Goodwin wrote:
> The whole thing boils down to Hussein thumbing his noses at the UN
> inspectors. If he had nothing to hid, why did he refuse to have inspections?
> 
> Remember when he invaded Kuwait and launch chemical scuds? If he had nothing
> to hide there was no point in refusing the UN inspectors into his country.
> If he had done so he'd still be in power right now.
> 
> Before 9-11 diplomacy would have worked fine, but when you have a tyrant who
> could be sitting on masses of chemical weapons you have to step up.


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