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Yo people - his view is not one that I agree with but I don't want to shut him up over this either. Without further ado, I'm bouncing this down to The Scuppers. FC - you picked a helluva first post.
FC - I'll agree that the direct connection between 9/11 & Iraq is loose at best. But after 9/11, war was NOT declared on OBL, or Al Queda. Our government WITH OVERWHELMING support of the rest of us dumb Americans, made it our mission of eradicating global terrorism, particularly those that are a threat to us. Not OBL or Al Queda, but GLOBAL. Now I do not in full agreement that Iraq is the biggest threat right now, and I hope this going to war is based on pretty sound fact instead of just emotion. But from what I have seen, there is sufficient grounds to be very wary of Saddam. Just look at his track record for starters.
As for the highly enlightened people of France, Germany, and Russia? China? They will abstain or veto because this likely war with Iraq does not benefit them as well as status quo. Who do you think provided half Iraq's weapons & technology AFTER the Gulf war? It wasn't Ghanna. France, Russia, AND CHINA all have had political or at least economic dealings with Iraq. Which countries have been very relaxed with Iraq since the early 90s and had been almost as much a hindrance to inspections as Saddam has been - well, you guessed it: France, Russia, & China. Who wooda thunk it? Even under the different leaderships of the time, they were still similar in their looking the other way...
Please don't listen to France, they are one of the LAST countries that can hide from policy being economically motivated. They haven't done the right thing since selling us Louisianna.
OK side tracked a little.
I have not seen war up close & personal so I can't make any comment on that. What I have seen is the long term results of war, and of the dictators and opressive regimes and systems much similar to that of present day Iraq.
OK - enough from me for now.
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