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Originally posted by phredgreen
if this hadn't been replied to a few times, i would've removed it. it's a bullshit statement without any merit. don't do it again.
germany and france chose not to take part in an undertaking that wasn't condoned by the UN and was initiated under false pretenses. if that makes them bad people, then i want to be a bad person too. don't villify someone because they don't completely agree with you and your lofty ideals.
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That's complete shit phred. The reasons France and Germany and other countries such as Russia didn't get involved in Iraq wasn't because of the pretenses, it was because they were too busy being on the take from Saddam. Perhaps you should consider reading up on the oil-for-food scandal. Also not to help the French's case is the fact that they were also violating the Arm's embargo at the same time as they were taking illegal oil from Saddam.
I guess you are a bad person. Even if the US's motives are questionable for going into Iraq, removing Saddam from power is 100x better then the alternative of leaving him in power because you are on the take in shady deals.