>>>Hilmar,
>>>
>>>Talking about "mistakes", please let me point you to http://www.portoalegre2003.org/publique/cgi/public/cgilua.exe/web/templates/htm/1P1OO/view_z1p_1OO.htm?editionsectionid=140&infoid=5015&user=reader ("Criador contra criatura").
>>In summary, the U.S. basically strengthened Iraq, although they knew what was going on inside Iraq.
>>
>>This fits nicely into the "big picture", of the U.S. always watching out for their interests (or what they think is their interest), above all other considerations. I must think about the "Plan Cóndor" or "Operación Cóndor", of which you, as a Brazilian, have surely heard.
>
>You mean like Kosovo and Somalia, where we had no strategic interests?

Chris;

Have you not heard? It was for "the oil"! :)

Tom