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...perhaps, the history of the Iraq conflict will one day read. But in this case, it’s the story of war in the Leyte Gulf??not the Persian Gulf. The date is October...
...that nuclear facilities are multiple, hidden, and situated near urban centers, they would be all but technically and morally impossible to obliterate. Second, there are the continuing burdens (not to mention the lessons) of Iraq to consider. Third, a war with Iran would completely undermine what is now the Gulf??s best hope for liberal democracy. Iran, though a theocracy, is already a quasi-representative system with competitive though not quite free elections. It contains a youthful, educated, and generally pro-American population and a vibrant civil society, and its clerical leaders are increasingly forced to accommodate...
...very own records, suffice to justify a war planned years before Sept. 11. Bush’s National Security Strategy, unveiled in Sept. 2000, incorporates policies long-endorsed by members of his cabinet to establish a lasting military presence in the North Korea region and the Gulf??regardless of whether Saddam is in power...
...Bush. With the help of Photoshop, its authors have replaced key words with the logos of major oil companies: “We SHELL® not EXXON®erate Saddam Hussein for his actions. We will MOBIL®ize to meet this threat to vital interests in the Persian GULF??,” and so on. In case the none-too-subtle point manages to elude its audience, a punchline is included—“It’s The Oil, Stupid...
...Osirak, Israel had substantial evidence that the reactor was being used to produce a nuclear bomb. What’s more, Baghdad appeared to be frighteningly close to developing weapons-grade fuel. The Israelis had seen the brutal reality of Hussein’s territorial ambitions in the Persian Gulf??he had invaded Iran the previous year—and they were well aware of his thinly-veiled desire to conquer and destroy the Jewish state. The imperative nature of Operation Babylon, from their perspective, was undeniable...
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