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Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11.
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The jury is still out on that. We do know that Saddam and Al Qaeda had plenty of pre-9/11 mingling.
The point is, Saddam had everything to do with the
next 9/11. Preemptive action is always risky, because the benefits aren't as tangible.
This is a war on terrorism, and when it comes to terrorism, Saddam was a clear threat to the US. The man sponsored terrorists, had WMDs, used them on his own people, defied UN resolutions for over a decade while suffering severe economic sanctions brought on by his unprovoked invasion of a sovreign nation.
I realize it makes folks feel good to paint flowers on their faces and carry signs and wear communist flags and say "Peace!" But what is peace? Is it simply the absence of conflict? Lots of European countries tried that version of peace in WWII by appeasing Hitler, and Hitler ate them for lunch.
True peace is the absence of threat and the presence of justice. In Iraq, we are eliminating a threat to our country while bringing justice to theirs.