Iraq, Kurds, gas, water

From: Damien Sullivan (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 31 2003 - 10:15:42 MST


http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/opinion/31PELL.html?pagewanted=print&position=top

Says the "Saddam used chemical weapons on his own Kurds" thing is not entirely
accurate. The village was gassed during a battle between Iraq and Iran, and
it's not even clear who did the gassing. The weapon was one the Iranians are
known to have used, not the Iraqis. So that evidence for his being willing to
use WMDs may fall down.

Also says Iraq has the most extensive river system in the region. If we
controlled Iraq we'd control the water, giving us a lot of power in the
region.

-xx- Damien X-)



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