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Originally posted by Shortfuse
That's all based on "what if" he does use it for WMDs. But if you tell me he has WMD, then he damn sure better have them.
Yes I'm against us going over and making governments the way we want them. Don't get me wrong, thats some GANGSTA stuff to do, but it's not right. Our form of government (which basically translates into Capitalism) doesn't work for everybody. Our model isn't perfect.
How can Iraq be an important victory in the War on Terriorism? First, we HAVEN'T WON A VICTORY THERE YET!
Second, where was the terrorist threat? Please tell me. Saddam (which I will repeat) was just a mini-midget dictator who only controlled what was in his backyard. He's Mussolini without Japan or Germany to back him up.
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Bud, take the blinders off. Al Quaeda members used Saddam for medical treatment, they met with him, etc. There absolutely was a credible terrorist threat when WMD's came into being.
So our form of representative government doesn't work for everyone? You're saying that the Iraqi people are predisposed to wanting to live under bullying dictators? What makes you think this? Their current system isn't a hell of a lot different than what we had in Europe 200-300 years ago -- a monarch with a LOT of church interferance. Would you have said that Europeans are also not predisposed to having individual liberties? That's an ignorant statement you made and borderline racist.
How can it be an important victory? It destabilizes governments that support and shelter terrorists -- Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. will all have a neighbor that is NOT a theocracy/dictatorship. Their people will suddenly be "have-nots" when it comes to rights. That's the best way to move a region towards democracy. Once the war in Iraq is won (and it'll be won), the region will follow in time. At least that's the theory.
As for your comment that Saddam is only dangerous to his own countrymen... How the hell did you come up with that? We are talking about Saddam Hussein, right? You know, the fella that's invaded or tried to invade most of the countries that border him? The guy that gassed his own people as well as his adversaries in Iran? Yeah, he's just a threat to his own country. You're totally right!
You never answered me, besides past misteps and miscalculations, what exactly about our current policy there do you oppose? Do you think we should just pack up and leave them to civil war? All I'm hearing you complain about are things that cannot be changed. Please be specific on what you disagree with that CAN be changed.