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Originally posted by Dilbert1234567
You really think that this scared Saddam? He knew he was going to lose his power; the only thing left to do was to lash at everyone he could, like during the 91 campaign, he lashed out at Israel, why would he not lash with all his power at us. He had nothing more to lose. Why would he not use the weapons unless he had none to use
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I think that he was given enough time, thanks to the stalling by his European allies, to move everything he owned somewhere else. I do not think he believed that this would amount to anything at all and at most, would be no more that what took place with Desert Storm. I think ke honestly did not think we would come after him in the way that we did. I think that he probably thought we would make a lot of noise, he would have a chance to make some type of compromise and all would be well. If you look at his past history you will see that when he has used gas, nerve agents, etc., it has been to deal with domestic issues. That was probably his only intent in having them. He was also under a lot of pressure from his allies who were stalling the UN. They didn't want to be caught with their pants down either. This will never be resolved to anyone's satisfaction unless the Middle-East thing erupts into what it could potentially become and endanger the whole area. If this were to happen then the entire world would have to either put up or shut up and deal with the issue. The weapons exist. No matter which side of this argument you choose to take you know they exist - no one can say they are not aware of Saddam's past history - he had them - he used some of them - the UN inspectors did not find those that were left. They are still in the neighborhood.