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From: jtchew@csa2.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Iraq VS The rest of the world
Message-ID: <1990Aug21.025142.1852@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 21 Aug 90 02:51:42 GMT
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From: jtchew@csa2.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW)

In <1990Aug14.034130.9752@cbnews.att.com>, Michael A. Wirth writes:

> They are surrounded...to the north by Syria, an arch enemy of
> Iraq who would only benefit by its demise,  whose troops are bogged down in
> Lebanon, but who could also mass troops if needed. 

When Hussein made his first (and, IMHO, risible) proposal for withdrawal from
Kuwait several days ago, didn't he list Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon
among his conditions?  Something here computeth not. 

--Joe
"Just another personal opinion from the People's Republic of Berkeley"