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| U.S. force will be required to protect Iraq from Iran... |
| 2002-09-01 |
| The United States might have to organize a force of up to 75,000 soldiers to protect a defeated Iraq from Iranian attack. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was told in testimony that the United States would have to ensure the security of Iraq after the elimination of the regime of President Saddam Hussein. The committee was told that Iran could take advantage of a defeated Iraq by trying to settle scores from the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. Depends on whether they see the 1980-88 enemy as Iraq or Sammy. Most people would say it was Sammy... Col. Scott Feil, former chief of the strategy division for the Joints Chiefs of Staff, told the committee that the United States requires a military force to maintain order in Iraq and prevent its neighbors from seizing territory. That'll probably happen, since Arab unity doesn't extend to avoiding kicking a fellow when he's down... Matter of fact, that's the best time to kick him, isn't it? Feil told the Senate committee the U.S. force must protect key strategic Iraqi areas, such as the disputed Shatt Al Arab waterway and Iraqi oil fields. He said the U.S. military presence must also ensure the disarmament of the Iraqi army and the destruction of nonconventional weapons facilities. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Col. Feil neglected the obvious. Iran should be next on the list after Iraq. |
| Posted by: Cracker Barrel Philosopher 2002-09-01 21:08:51 |