Reply #21: Clinton - Iraq

[YNGW]

I was under the impression even during the Clinton years that ousting Saddam was US policy. It would be natural for the Pentagon to have many plans in place for "hot spots" as they occur. The boys in Washington probably run these types of military scenarios all the time. I guarantee you there's a military plan somewhere in the Pentagon that is updated from time to time on what actions we would take if we were going to invade Uruguay. I don't know that necessarily means it will ever come to fruition. So, that the Clinton Administration would have a plan on post-Saddam Iraq would not surprise me. I mean, Clinton did send missles in there when they kept attacking our planes in the no-fly zone. You don't do things like that unless you have several plans on the table in case things erupted.