Not our proxy, not even rising to an application of "enemy of my
enemy". Rather, " a plague upon both houses". West Nile apparently
wasn't up to the task.
It’s probably better to have a reputation for finishing quarrels than
for starting them. Certainly safer.
-jc
On Jul 1, 2004, at 12:11 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Saddam was our proxy- fighting the Iranians for 9 hard years, gave
> him a lot of arms, intelligence