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2002-10-14 Axis of Evil

Bush Orders Battle Staff And Ground Troops To Kuwait

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-10-14 11:22 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Iraq is more important to US than you think. It's central location will allow U.S. forces to dominate the region. Draw a 600 mile circle around that new U.S. airbase East of Baghdad.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-10-14 11:44:54|| 2002-10-14 11:44:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I've been thinking in terms of a domino theory. Iraq will give us a keystone position in the Middle East, and it'll cut a part of the funding for the Paleostinians. But I've been discounting the claims of ties to al-Qaeda. It seems, though, that with the pressure going on Sammy, the bin Laden bunch is trying hard to take it off. I don't know if that's only because they're "on the same anti-American team," or if they're both tied in with the Learned Elders of Islam. I suspect that there's intelligence showing where the tie exists.

Posted by Fred 2002-10-14 11:53:14|| 2002-10-14 11:53:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Putting Centcom into its own area of operations has made sense for years. What moron based them at McDill?

I LIKE the domino theory. Syria's next? I like Iran to take care of itself, more and more rumbles to that effect. There was too big a middle class there to tolerate the mullahs forever.

Posted by Chuck 2002-10-14 13:27:48|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-10-14 13:27:48|| Front Page Top

#4 "Iraq is more important to US than you think. It's central location will allow U.S. forces to dominate the region. Draw a 600 mile circle around that new U.S. airbase East of Baghdad.
Posted by: Anonymous 10/14/2002 11:44:54 AM "

Your point is what? Good, maybe it is time the US starts to annex those troublesome areas. Maybe after we annex those areas we can start commiting the human rights atrocities that have been attributed to us. It will just me more welfare dollars, generated from that evilllll oilllll, for idoits like you !

Posted by John 2002-10-14 15:44:24|| 2002-10-14 15:44:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Ok, I have to apologize. I think I miss construed what the author of the first post was trying to say. Must think before I type, otherwise I suffer foot in mouth syndrome.

Posted by John 2002-10-14 16:46:28|| 2002-10-14 16:46:28|| Front Page Top

#6 It also cuts off the supply lines from Iran to the West Bank. It genuinely screws things for lots of people who would otherwise like to kill us all.

Dont be shocked to find all sorts of things coming unglued within 24 hours of our making the first moves into iraq. ( My bet is on for week of December 2nd). I dont think yasser is going to see next years st patties day parade.

Posted by Frank Martin 2002-10-14 19:19:52|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2002-10-14 19:19:52|| Front Page Top

#7 ". . .It's central location will allow U.S. forces to dominate the region. Draw a 600 mile circle around that new U.S. airbase east of Baghdad."

Like someone here (or was it over at LGF?) once said, Iraq makesa great staging area for an attack into the Arabian peninsula. Delinda est Sa'ud!!!

Posted by Mike Morley 2002-10-14 19:49:58|| 2002-10-14 19:49:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Chuck, MacDill was a compromise HQ for CENTCOM after not a single one of our "allies" was willing to take responsibility for being landlord. There are strong hints that Qatar has found an empty apartment or two we can use. We might even be allowed to put our name on the mailbox.

And as attractive as an invasion of Saudi may seem to a number of warbloggers, it makes little sense, since we don't want the REST of the billion Muslims to think infidels will march into Mecca. We want to keep this problem manageable, capisce? We're going to use our soft power there to gradually weaken the royals, lean on them hard to restore the assembly and stuff like that. Middle term, look for us to get involved in palace politics, make sure that Abdullah doesn't get promoted when Fahd dies, that sort of thing.

Posted by Dan Hartung 2002-10-15 03:21:05|| [www.lakefx.nu/] 2002-10-15 03:21:05|| Front Page Top

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