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Re: [Pen-l] And in case you missed it...

Shane Mage:
> The point, however, is that, for the most obvious geographical reasons, a *successful* attack would not be militarily conceivable without the use of Iraqi territory and territorial waters.  It would also be politically impossible without the acquiescence of the Shiite Iraqi government.  Both are precluded by the SOFA.<

But what are the standards of "success"? if this means "conquest,"
then Iraq is definitely needed as a base. But if it simply means
strategic bombing of a limited number of sites, is Iraq really needed?
Israel once bombed Iraq without having any near-by bases.
-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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