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Originally posted by jeff'e'd:
Twig,

Why enact resolution 1441 if you don't intend on doing anything about it? It is clear that some nations (i.e. the French) will never pull the trigger regardless of the threats in front of their nose. I have thought like you up to this point, however, I think the US Gov has more classified materials than is being shared with the press. We are seeing more dem's and repulicans coming out and calling Sadham what he really is, a threat to his people and the rest of the world. The United Nations would debate this to eternity.

The other factor to this is how long is it going to take to accomplish the mission. I don't claim to have all the answers, but the fact is we're going to war and it is undisputable that this guy is a menace.
How can you argue that we should just trust our leaders blindly, just with faith that they know more than we do? Sorry, that is just not good enough for me!!

What is the threat the French are unwilling to face? By most accounts, the Iraqi army is going to fall quickly. Saddam in "threatening" the world has only gone to war for territorial disputes- Gulf War and Iraq-Iran war. If we go after Saddam, where do we stop? I wouldn't even put him in my top 5 menacing world leaders! Yes, what he's done to the Kurdish people is horrible. What about what went down in Rwanda in the late 90's? Genocide of 100,000 people in days.... No US intervention.

How about Israel? Annan said today that they were flouting international law with their continued oppression and overt aggression towards palestinians. Are we just going after some law breakers, or should our #1 welfare recepient be in the axis of evil as well?

Failing to disarm is just not a reason to go to war. It is the fundamental right of every nation state to self-determination as per Wilson's 14 points speech (point 13). As a part of that, all nations have the right to be able to defend themselves. Even Japan which has given up its right to war has a "self defense force."

You know, it's sad when not even MEXICO will vote for the UN resolution... We knew France wasn't, but Mexico? Hmmm... interesting.
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