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Stupid question of the day - and human shields
From a Pentagon briefing on the topic of human shields...(Feb 26th, this is old, I know) Q: Your overall assessment sounds to me like Saddam Hussein is smart. He's putting things in places that cause you heartburn. And if I were trying to defend myself against a large military potential assault on my country, I would do exactly what he's doing. I would park everything at a mosque. I mean, you're — it just seems like this is a basic survival technique. Are you indicating that it's terrible to do this? This guy is obviously one of Saddam's guys, with a guilty conscience. Sr. Defense Official: ... They kind of requested specific types of locations — electric power plants, hospitals, schools. The Iraqis have been pushing to have them located near some facilities that they're not that anxious to go to, which they think are — some industrial facilities, which they think are military related... And also, in some locations they went to, they noticed there were Iraqi military units nearby. Even though they were being sent to what they considered a legitimate facility, such as an electric power plant, they noticed that there were large Iraqi military forces nearby and they objected to being placed there. Finicky bastards aren't they? My favourite line coming up next: Q: Follow-up. So human shields placed in locations that you've mentioned, those people are — Sr. Defense Official: They're at risk. Priceless. Posted by: RW 2003-02-28 |
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