Re: Besides their Oil, Why is the US so bent on destroying Iraq?

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From: Roger Strong
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 01:28

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> It is interesting how part of my mind reminds me that Kuwait used to
> belong to Iraq

Nope.

- The whole area was ruled by the Ottoman Empire for 400 years.
- The Ottoman Empire sided with Germany in World War One.
- Bad move.
- The area was divided up by the Brits, who really should have further
divided Iraq into seperate areas for Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

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