War with Iraq: ; A retired admiral and a former United States senator argue that the country is rushing into war without fully discussing the consequences

For decades during the Cold War, America faced the Soviet Union, a powerful nation led by a series of tyrannical dictators with tens of thousands of nuclear bombs and the capacity to produce and export biological and chemical weapons of far greater strength than anything Iraq can produce. America su...

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Published inSunday gazette-mail
Main Author Shanahan, Jack
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charleston, W.V Charleston Newspapers 06.10.2002
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Hussein, Saddam
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Summary:For decades during the Cold War, America faced the Soviet Union, a powerful nation led by a series of tyrannical dictators with tens of thousands of nuclear bombs and the capacity to produce and export biological and chemical weapons of far greater strength than anything Iraq can produce. America successfully deterred the Soviets and prevailed in the Cold War through an impressive mix of military strength, diplomacy, patience and international cooperation. Upon being attacked, [Saddam Hussein] would probably launch chemical and biological weapons at American troops in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and at Israel, which did not retaliate when attacked by Iraq during the Gulf War. This time, however, Israel has promised retaliation - which could spread the "Iraq war" throughout the Middle East and beyond. Even if Israel stays out of the war, a unilateral U.S. attack on Iraq could ignite rampant acts of terrorism, oil embargoes, disastrous oil fires and other actions that could destabilize the world economy.