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Originally posted by earthtone
Originally posted by Valhall
We went in on false intell. We went in because we (we being the administration as well) were led to believe that there was an imminent danger of WMDs in a country that was run by a lunatic that had a history of going expansionist.
But how can you say this Valhall. I just cannot believe they they truly viewed Iraq as a threat.
Originally posted by snagltooth
Iran had the US hostages taken during the Iranian revolution in 1979 until 1980. For that deal look up Iran-Contra.
This had everything to do with arming Sadom IE..punked
Now we have Iran developing nukes and there's a crisis there. It turned out Iraq didn't have nukes and wasn't close. Ok, but we still have to finish job there and not just have some funny elections and throw the winner the keys.
A last resort of catastrophic consequences
Originally posted by sturod84
A last resort of catastrophic consequences
!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
you mean like when an unstoppable fighting force is on the verge of complete anhialation of europe?
saddam was a joke, his military was destroyed days into the war, guerrilla tactics are their only means of attack. random bombs and such placed on well know american force convoy routes. the only reason we maintain a presence is to control the oil. supplies are shipped back and forth between citys to ensure fully capable security of the oil. we daily walk into the line of fire carelessly to maintain our own selfish needs. does that sound like a catastrophic scenario? perhaps, but it is of our own doing!
Originally posted by WeBDeviL
However, let us compare the U.S. bombing of innocents, to the complete destruction of life by Saddam. Another question for you: If saddam was still in power, how many more innocent people would have died?
Sure, people die during war. However, those lives lost during war time save thousands during peace time in Saddam's Iraq.