Re: Iraq & the WEC

["SUSAN SWOPE-ATTARDI" <NAGZARUS@prodigy.net>]

Really, I wasn't suggesting that Saddam might attack the WEC, or even
UAE.... my concern is that should war break out, how would/could that affect
surrounding Arab countries?  If biological weapons are used, how far will
they travel?  If war breaks out, and countries surrounding Iraq are bombed,
in addition to Iraq itself, how will this affect travel in and out of the
middle east in general?  Could it make travel out of the middle east
difficult or impossible, much less if evacuees have horses they'd like to
take with them?  I'm truly curious about hearing from others who may be
better informed.  Perhaps, as others here who have traveled the middle east
have suggested, it truly is not an issue at all.

Susan Swope
SE Region
Kentucky
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
To: Wolfgang Schwingenheuer <WSAbg@t-online.de>
Cc: ridecamp @ endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Iraq & the WEC


>I don't know a thing about military strategy, but Saddam is already
>politically isolated with virtually no allies among the other nations,
>especially since they too are all potential targets for
>biological/chemical weapons.  It seems to me that the worst possible
>move he could make strategically would be to arbitrarily attack a
>multi-national group of horses and riders, totally unrelated to the
>Iraqi issues, even if in retaliation to a U.S. military strike.  I can't
>think of a faster way for him to get himself promptly blown right off
>the map by every country with the military capabilities---which he's
>right on the edge of, anyway.  Saddam may be a madman, but he's not dumb
>when it comes to political manuevering and posturing.
>
>Just my .02, of course.
>
>Susan G
>
>
>> SUSAN SWOPE-ATTARDI wrote:
>>
>> > While it's a respectable distance, Iraq it is still the middle east.
Any
>> > thoughts as to how the latest upset in Iraq may affect the WEC?
>> >
>> > Susan Swope
>> > SE Region
>> > Kentucky
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> here in Germany we think about the possibility of a total cancellation
>> of that event. Remember, there is only a distance of about 500 km
>> between Iraq and the UAE. If someone is trying out chemical or even
>> heavier weapons, the jetstream will bring all those "goodies" directly
>> towards the UAE. It could be a big risk for people as well as for the
>> horses. But because I am crew-member of the German team, I hope that it
>> is going to a peaceful solution there in Iraq. The worst thing to happen
>> is a war just beginning when everybody has arrived in Dubai.
>> Let's pray (maybe someone has a close contact to Mr. Clinton - please
>> tell him "No attack before the 17th of December").
>>
>> Hope to meet some of you in Dubai,
>>
>> Wolfgang
>>
>> Germany
>