Thank goodness we invaded then. I'll bet you can't wait until we invade Iran and really improve things. -----Original Message----- >From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Jan 2, 2007 2:03 PM >To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Russia in 1918 > > >>Where would we be today if we didn't invade >Iraq? > > >By now, Saddam's corruption and bribery campaign would >probably have led to the relaxation of sanctions against his >regime. The expensive US/UK overflights of Iraq might still >be going on, and the Kurds might still have some measure of >protection. Hard to say about that. > >However, Saddam would still be sitting on his oil wealth, >waiting for his PR campaign to compel the end of sanctions. >At the end of sanctions, he could restart his WMD >facilities, with Uday and/or Qusay in the wings, ready to >take over control of the oil-rich nation. > >Several US presidents from now, the West would have to deal >with filthy-rich psychotic Iraqi President Uday, and his >arsenal of anthrax, ebola, ricin, aflatoxin, vx-nerve gas, >and nuclear weapons. > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html