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Powell says U.S. can fight in summer
Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States could fight Iraq in the summer, especially in the cool of the night, if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein waits until the winter passes and then obstructs U.N. weapons inspections. In an interview with CBS News from Prague, Powell said winter was the ideal time for a military operation but the United States would not be bound by any calendar. "Many battles have been fought in the heat of summer, and the United States armed forces are very effective at night, when it is much cooler," Powell said. We own the night! "So if Saddam Hussein or anyone else thinks that once this ideal window passes they are safe for another year I suggest that may be false hope," he added. Now, a lot of people are spinning this story as the U.S. is wimping out and is going to wait a year while the U.N. inspectors do their little dance. I read this as a threat. "Don't think that stalling is going to save you, Saddam. We're coming, no matter how hot it is." Posted by: Steve 2002-11-22 |
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