. . . and open threats at the U.N. to attack cities in Israel and Turkey (i.e., U.S. allies) didn't help Hussein & Co. one bit, did they?

There were many attempts, from the White House as well, and the doors were open for negotiation through early March. It is a pity that the Iraqi regime had no idea how to communicate in the adult world they so wanted to control, but there it is. They were small potatoes in a big field, and Hussein was a fool, with many continuing to pay for that simple little fact today.

On the world stage, “You don’t understand me!” is hardly a working excuse,
Dan