Re:RE: fight plaque - not iraq

["Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>]

On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Ruth wrote:
> Starting a war (other than a civil one, and even the revolutionary war
> was that) seems to me to be out of character.

Unless one sees the present conflict as the culmination of the war which
began when Iraq invaded Kuwait 13 years ago.  Technically, I believe that
war never ended -- it was just put on hold while the rest of the world
waited to see whether Saddam would live by the terms of the cease-fire he
had agreed to and disarm.  Apparently the Brits and Americans have given
up waiting for him to make his case that he has, in fact, done so.

> And the Iraqi leadership was right in saying that if they died, they
> would die martyrs (at least in the eyes of their people).

I'm not so convinced of that.  That may be true of the leaders in many
Arab countries, but I'm not so sure it's true of Saddam.

On the bright side, at least this war will mean an end to sanctions.

--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter at chattaway_com ---
Nothing tells memories from ordinary moments; only afterwards do they
   claim remembrance, on account of their scars. -- Chris Marker, La Jetee

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