"He emphasised the dangers of an invasion without international consensus and military support because of the size and strength of the Iraqi Army. 'It is not going to be an easy battle but it would be much more effective if we didn't have to do it alone,' he said.
"To be effective, a US-led invasion would need launching points not only from Kuwait and Turkey, but also from [[Saudi Arabia]], which Riyadh has so far pointedly refused, he added." [http://web.archive.org/web/20041012152019/http://www.obv.org.uk/reports/2002/rpt20020819h.html August 19, 2002, ''The Times''].
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