Osama is caught!

["Lou"]

Hey Guys,

I don't usually post much, I just kinda hang out and watch the proceedings but I feel the need to jump in because I think FC is taking a lot of heat for asking relevant questions. Being that our country is founded on democracy I for one am glad that somebody out there is asking questions for both sides both pro and anti war. It's people like FC that aren't afraid to stand up and be different that make America as strong as it is. If we can't come up with concrete, specific, fact based reasons why we need to go to war with Iraq then we should really reconsider. I feel that it shouldn't be based soley on emotion because we all know what happens when we get caught up in the moment, whatever it is. It's people like FC that protect us from the tyranny of the majority and hopefully make us consider all the options ahead of time before it's too late.

That being said I think John R did a pretty great job laying out a fact based set of reasons why a war with Iraq is justified. Colin Powell also did a really good job in his first presentation to the UN. He laid out countless examples of weapons violations on Iraq's part and brought forth lots of evidence showing the danger Iraq poses. I hate Sadam and I can't stand France, I wish Osama was dead and outta the picture but I am still cautious about sending American forces overseas to fight. Not because I'm not patriotic, quite the opposite, i Love my country and I sincerely appreciate and respect those who fight to defend it and my freedom. It's because I do so I want to make sure that they're going over there to fight and endanger their lives for a really damn good reason.

I support the decision to attack Iraq, I think having a madman with chemical, biological and eventually nuclear weapons, who kills his own people and could potentially ignite a very volatile middle east situation is extremely dangerous and warrents our involvement. Furthermore the fact that he hasn't complied with the Security Counsels mandates until the absolute last moment and is still in material breach of numerous other violations just shows that he's only trying to buy time while he prepares himself.

Anyway, hopefully we'll get some more support from the rest of the UN and get some decision one way or the other, all this waiting around is really dragging out this process and i think the economy would do a lot better if we could just put all this uncertainty behind us. Just my .02.

God Bless America

"Lou"