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I don't know, it's a tough call.
International law is against overthrowing a sovreign head of state by another country. In fact, any kind of intervention in a sovreign country is technically illegal but that hasn't stopped us in the past.
I agree that Sadaam Hussein needs to go, he is a monster and he has ruined his country over the time of his reign. He is an absolute dictator who has commited many human rights violations over his time.
Unfortunatly, overthrowing Hussein will not bring instant democracy to Iraq. His regime has put out so much anti-American/pro-Hussein propaganda that it will take alot of effort to change things. There was an appeal by Hussein recently calling for his citizens to serve as his human shields in case of war. Thousands of people applied to serve as martyrs so that Hussein wouldn't be hurt. Despite his brutal record, people are lining up to protect him. That is the mindset that we are dealing with here. People with very little education and know of no other way of life than blindly following an evil dictator.
War may help the situation. I hope Hussein is overthrown, either by his own people or by outside force. But it is important to realize that you can't just go in and overthrow their leader and think that the Iraqi people will be eternally grateful and become an instant democratic state.
I'll edit this later to add evidence/names of treaties etc... but I don't have the energy to thik too hard at 8:15 in the morning.
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