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2003-01-03 Axis of Evil

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Posted by Steve 2003-01-03 01:59 pm|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I still don't get it. My suspicion has always been that first Iraq gives the UN the full declaration of their WMD program, then the U.S. provides inspectors with real intelligence (!!) catching Iraq at a lie, and then the playoffs begin. Now it looks like the inspectors won't find anything, and their report might even be favorable to Iraq (no WMD). Do the boys & girls in Washington have an ace up their sleeve, or what? I see the chess pieces on the board, but just can't see the next move.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-03 17:35:19|| 2003-01-03 17:35:19|| Front Page Top

#2 If you look at the way the administration has been handling many events over the last year, you'll find that they seem to always have an ace up their sleeve. Case in point: the refusal to talk to the Paleostinians until 'the leadership has changed'. That's put Arafat and co. in complete disarray.

I guess people are getting edgy because they want things to happen - all over the middle east, all at the same time, and perhaps get back to some level of normalcy.

But the international scene doesn't work like that.

You can see the chess pieces on the board, so can I. Thing is, this administration doesn't play by those rules - they have new pieces off the board, ready to play, when they're ready. And they sure as hell don't have any resemblance to horses, queens and bishops.

The new pieces are a combination of military units (lots of them and the willingness to use them), dialogue with other leaders (Putin is a classic example) and a whole host more I could only guess at.

The next year is going to be very interesting, and the show starts sometime In February.

Posted by Tony 2003-01-04 03:57:03|| 2003-01-04 03:57:03|| Front Page Top

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