[SOC] Ambassadors' letter to Blair (???)

[Chris Redding]

Well, Iraq (like the UK and - ironically - Yugoslavia) always has been a
pivotal place in history.

Are you aware that during WW2 (just before the start of operation
'Barbarossa'), the new, pro-German ruler of Iraq desperately appealed to
Adolf Hitler for massive military aid to throw the British out of his
country?.

Hitler's token response was pathetic...just a few antiquated aircraft.

Despite desperate pleadings from his senior Generals to 'sieze the moment',
Hitler (in his 'wisdom'), therefore missed-out on the chance to cut the old
British empire in half, and separate Britain from most of its material
resources. A blow from which Britain would never have recovered, and (as
Churchill himself later indicated in his memoirs) would have probably
resulted in certain victory for the Axis, whether the USA entered the war or
not*.

Let's hope for the best - or make the most of a bad lot - according to your
viewpoint.

(*Source - William Shirer -  'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich')

Chris G4PDJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian C. Purdie" <ianpurdie@integritynet.com.au>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Ambassadors' letter to Blair (???)


> Paul Bartlett wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Home.
> > >
> > Far too late for that.
> >
> > Brits have been involved here since the fall of the Ottoman empire and
we
> > have a responsibility to sort something out.
>
> The "we" are the root cause of the problem way back since those days, when
"we"
> betrayed them all after their support during WW1.
>
> Why is it "we" have this paternalistic attitude that these folks can't
sort out
> things for themselves? "We" must meddle.
>
> Could it be that the real reason is that "we" once again want to install a
tame
> cat government which is compliant to "our" wishes?
>
> Watch closely the next UN resolution to be presented and debated. It will
> demonstrate just how fair and genuine "we" are in our interests in a
genuine
> democracy in Iraq.
>
> I hope the rest of the world have the moral fibre to stand up to "us" and
say
> *NO*
>
> Ian
>
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