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If Saddam uses Chemical/Bio weapons?

Contributor: Barretm82

Date: 2003-03-30 00:56:52

..."The United Nations collects $500 million fees for the oil for food program" does not make them a partner of Saddam. That probably doesn't even pay their expenses. Do you believe they could do the job for free."...

There is still a conflict of interest here, you just asked, “Do I believe the U.N. could do the job for free?” No the U.N. can’t do the job for free, that is why the U.N. food for oil program is a business transaction and Saddam is a partner in that business”.

Saddam until recently used this U.N. system to keep control of the populace as 60% rely on it for food and survival, another reason the U.N. sanctions are a failure.

The U.N. should have Sanctioned Saddam by providing his food and welfare from a prison cell, not extend that prison cell to encompass the country of Iraqi citizens.

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If Saddam uses Chemical/Bio weapons?

Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-03-30 15:35:21

There is no conflict. This program is monitored by the UN to prevent abuses and to be sure that Iraq does not import weapons with the money. I expect better from you Barret. I have seen credible evidence that the USA manipulate middle eastern countries to bring about the first war on Iraq. That claims of Saddam using chemicals on his own people is unproven or false.
Perhaps Bush and Saddam could share adjoining cells as both could be considered war criminals. My sources come from the USA.

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If Saddam uses Chemical/Bio weapons?

Contributor: Barretm82

Date: 2003-03-30 22:00:54

..."There is no conflict. This program is monitored by the UN to prevent abuses and to be sure that Iraq does not import weapons with the money. I expect better from you Barret."...

Now be nice, I'll explain my position better.

The bottom line is that we have the U.N. collecting 500 million dollars a year and that same agency is trying to be an honest broker to remove WMD from Saddam.

If we want to remove the conflict of interest, then the U.N. must turn the money and the program over to a third party such as Red Cross or the Canadian program. CIDA (I think it is called). The U.N. must not use this money to "provide" U.N. salaries.

I am not saying the U.N. is corrupt in the oil for food program, just that a conflict is evident.

To take it one step further, Saddam has influence over the program indirectly and has manipulated the program to make a large part of the population dependent on it. The U.N. food for oil program is the perfect crutch for Saddam to use as a method of controlling the people of Iraq.

As I understand it, the U.N. only has control over the program on paper and not on the soil in Iraq.

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