Attack on Iraq

["Jerry L. Schutz" <jschutz@moscow.com>]

IMHO and in regards to the impeachment process and the bombing of Iraq
please don't assume that the timing of the attack was in correlation to the
vote in the Congress.

The inspectors were pulled out on Monday because of Iraq's lack of
cooperation.   We already had permission  from the Security Council this
Fall to bomb for non-cooperation or compliance.  I believe we were at that
point hours from beginning bombing when this last round of inspectors was
allowed in.   Sadam was told what would happen, he knew we would bomb and so
did the Security Council.

The level of conspiracy implied in the timing of the Articles of Impeachment
vote and the timing bombing  would then also have to include the British
Prime Minister because his statement of a joint operation preceded Clinton's
by minutes.

Imagine the phone call :

BLAIR's ASST.:  The Prime Minister will Speak with you now Mr.. President
CLINTON:  Hello, Tony..?  .. Yeah the Congress is about to vote on that
impeachment thing...Let's start the bombing now, and stall the vote a few
days... Then maybe they will run outta time in the 104th  Congress...I'll
get five more Democrats votes in the 105th, and maybe the people will forget
about it if we start a war."
BLAIR:  That will be fine Bill, I'll get my speech writers working on a
speech and we'll go in an hour... How's that sound?
CLINTON:  Thanks Tony, I owe you one.

As jaded as I am I really can't believe these two incidents are related.
Just to weigh in on impeachment.  I am against impeachment.  Not because
Clinton doesn't deserve it;  but because President Gore scares me more than
what we have now....

Jerry L. Schutz