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Les Aspin

There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam Hussein and they would like to have the Kurds autonomous.

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Sympathy

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The Bush administration faced a difficult situation because they wanted to remove Saddam Hussein from power while also supporting Kurdish self-rule. This created a challenge since achieving both goals at the same time was complicated and required careful consideration.

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