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4-'ia f spans:-mn-pa - .1:.r:v lll1: ... -' . ' f.. I up A y Saddam's peace offer looks unreal The conditions that Iraq has attached to its withdrawal from Kuwait are not unreasonable when one realizes that Iraq is, after all, bargaining from a position of strength. Consider: Since the start of the war, Iraqi buildings, bridges and elite Republican Guard emplacements have unceasingf ly destroyed countless numbers of allied bombs. Iraq rules the air over Israel and Saudi Arabia, as is evif denced by the great number of U. S. Patriot missiles destroyed by the Iraqi Scud missiles. In a brilliant move that will be applauded for generations in the annals of military history, the oil sliclcfsl released by Iraq have essentially eliminated any threat of Iraqi forces posed by Persian Gulf seabirds. This will be so for the remainder of the war despite efforts by UU. S. backed envif ronmental imperialistsn to clean them up. The Iraqis won a public relations coup when they pub- licly showed allied prisoners what human rights are all about. 11Not to mention human lefts, uppercuts and rabbit punches., Finally, Saddam I-Iussein is younger and stockier than George Bush. If this thing boils down to an armfwrestling match between the two leaders, you've got to put your money on the feisty Baath secularist. Thus, Iraq holds all the bargaining chips. The U. S. should accept the Iraqi conditions before we're all on the ground, laughing. DAVID G. KUPKOWSKI Cheektowaga HERE 12 WAR IN THE GULF