Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 14:19:49 -0800
From: Robert Matthews <rmatthew-AT-adobe.com>
Subject: Re: Another wreck in Iraq I reckon...


At 10:22 AM 11/16/98 -0800, you wrote:
>The U.S. blinked. Ha ha.
>
>Did anybody watch Clinton's news conference yesterday? He said that the
>U.S. was going to fund the Iraqi opposition to facilitate a "change in
>government." Notice, he did not say that the U.S. was going to try and turn
>Iraq into a democracy.

I'm not sure if this was not said so much as not to offend Islamic
monarchies as much as the U.S. probably wouldn't support a democracy in
Iraq.  The U.S. tends to support what ever form of government that will
follow thier(our) will, which often is a dictatorship.  There are numerous
examples of this in Central America.  And when we do support a 'democracy'
it is likely a situation like El Salvador.


>I noticed that the media has been airing more anti-sanctions viewpoints.
>Interesting.
>

Bang the drums!

Bob