... technology, which we have yet to see any results from our massive searches of Iraq. However we can't forget about the times when Saddam would not let UN weapon inspectors in to check his facilities, or the all around shadiness the Iraqis have showed us in any cooperation. President Bush still believes that we will find those ... just give The United States an excuse to go into Iraq and take Saddam out of power in order to get control of his oil. If we get control of his oil we would rule the oil industry for as long as the earth lets us. This is true because we haven't even begun to tap ...

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... by Craig Bisbing, in 1972 Saddam Hussein visited Paris and agreed to sell oil to France. For the past thirty years France has been supporting Hussein by purchasing oil from him. France later became Iraq's second largest weapon supplier after the Soviet Union; they also sold a nuclear reactor to Hussein ... in 1976. One year prior to the Gulf War, French Defense Minister and the founder of the Iraqi-French Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Chevenement promised to raise "bilateral relations to a higher level"(1). In November, Iraqi Oil ... supported us, like France and Russia, will cert...

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... use these weapons against neighboring countries, and the people of Iraq. In 1988 the Kurds were attacked by the largest chemical weapon attack against civilians in history. There is no reason a person like this should be able to posses a nuclear weapon let alone want to be able to continue to build these weapons. United States intelligence knows that he has the capability ... to check up on. He has even launched terrorist attacks against Non Government Organizations and United Nation workers. Saddam has not done the best for his people. There is the oil-for-food program that is designed...

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... . In addition, "precision weapons could be used to seal these facilities, and thermo baric vacuum bombs that kill the occupants." A second useful tactic they offered is the consideration of a penetrating weapon already in use by the U.S. arsenal called BLU-116. A "smart fuse" is in development that will "allow the warhead to detonate at a very precise depth," escalating it's efficiency on bunkers ... like Saddam's. Levi and Hitchens" third suggestion is known as Deep Digger. While it maintains the appearance of a conventional missile, it will operate on "principles of dry drilling used i...

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