Al-Hakim welcomes the American support
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/23/2002

The chairman of the higher council of the Islamic revolution in Iraq Muhammad Baqer al-Hakim on Monday stressed that he welcomes an international support including an American one to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but he opposes the installation of a "puppet " government, for the Americans in Baghdad.

In press statements in Tehran, al-Hakim added that his party and the US support toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein but they differ regarding ways to achieve that.

Al-Hakim warned that he has information saying that Saddam Hussein will order the use of chemical weapons in case of war. But he continued that " it is not certain if the Iraqi army officers will obey his orders." He expressed his conviction that in case the war erupts "Iraqi units will refuse to fight," because they do not "support the regime."

Al-Hakim added that the Iraqi people not any foreign force should topple Saddam Hussein," noting that "the Iraqi people were about to do so in 1991 on the wake of the Gulf war. He continued that "then the US gave the green light " for oppressing the rebellions in the south and north of Iraq by Baghdad's authority.

Al-Hakeem said "our best solution is that thousands of our soldiers will topple Saddam Hussein at a political and military support from the international society including the US." He warned that "a drowning man ( Saddam Hussein ) might do any thing in order not to die, (and ) should be prevented from killing more Iraqis." He indicated that the "Iraqi people will not accept" the formation of a provisional military government. He said "we have said that to the Americans and they heard us."

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