An unintended consequences of demonizing the adversary: Saddam and the UN inspectors might deny the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but many members of the public and the military have started believing that this must be correct, and this has removed any inferiority complex vis-a-vis the US in their minds. They have been thinking and saying, "We don't have to fear the Americans now. If the worse comes to the worst, we can use these weapons against the Americans." This has apparently fortified their morale. More here, including the role weather is playing in this war. Reading it triggers some very unpleasant thoughts:
i) How windy is it in Central Iraq this time of year? Can US/UK forces only attack when the wind blows from behind them?
ii) Would the actual use of WMD by Iraq in a defense of Baghdad in fact be condemned by all non-combatant nations? In what forum?
iii) Is the US threat to retaliate with nuclear arms against such use actually plausible, if the Iraqi leaders are bunkered in Baghdad among a civilian population wishing to be liberated?
Good night.
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i) How windy is it in Central Iraq this time of year? Can US/UK forces only attack when the wind blows from behind them?
ii) Would the actual use of WMD by Iraq in a defense of Baghdad in fact be condemned by all non-combatant nations? In what forum?
iii) Is the US threat to retaliate with nuclear arms against such use actually plausible, if the Iraqi leaders are bunkered in Baghdad among a civilian population wishing to be liberated?
Good night.
- bruno 3-31-2003 7:27 am