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November 5, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/iraq/story/0,1870,152679,00.html?

The Advantages of a U.S. Attack on Iraq

(Straits Times - Singapore) Jonathan Eyal - The critics of the war on Iraq may well exaggerate the dangers and they clearly overlook the potential advantages which may accrue for the entire Middle East should the operation actually succeed. It is usually forgotten that when Saddam was evicted from Kuwait, spontaneous rebellions against him started throughout Iraq. In the last three wars conducted since the end of communism, the U.S. was victorious, and the pessimists were proven wrong. [The author is Director of Studies at the Royal United Services Institute in London.]

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