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Originally Posted by willravel
Two were given: WMDs and a link to al Qaeda. Not only have those proven to be faulty, but it is clear now that evidence that went against those two ascertions was ignored by the administration.
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Primary reason was our global war on terror.
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Conditions change, but Saddam didn't go back in time and destroy his weapons or disable his links with the al Qaeda terrorist organization. Those simply were false ascertions made by our gallary of ignorance better known as the Buhs administration.
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We were wrong about weapons of mass destruction. Isn't that a good thing? Al Qaeda was not directly linked to Sadaam, Bush has said that many, many times.
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Germany attacked our allies and was a clear and immediate threat to us. The same cannot be said of Iraq.
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We acted sooner in the war on terror than we did in WWII. Isn't that a good thing? If we had a re-do on WWII I know I would have acted sooner, not later.
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This is exactly the point. If we can't win, this will never end.
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As long as others want to steal the lives and freedoms of others, the fight will continue, don't you agree at least in theory?
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Which is like saying that we are winning the war against the martians becuase they havn't attacked. We were never in any danger.
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This is real, not fantasy.
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Odd language. They aren't a threat to our safety, they are a threat to our "freedom"? Are they carving up the BOR? Are they getting wire taps without warrents? Are they suspending Habius Corupus?
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They want us dead. They want our allies wiped off of the map. They want you to be Muslim and live by their rules or die. I don't understand your point.
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"Terrorists" are not a threat to our freedom. They *might* be a threat to our safety becuase they have been galvanized together becuase the US attacked Iraq without provocation, but they are certinally not a threat to our freedom.
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Perhaps some kind hearted person can go and interview them and findout what they want? I think that person would be murdered.
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Saddam wasn't a problem, though, and that's clear as crystal now. He had no links to any terrorist organization, and he had no real weapons. As was made clear by the Shock and Awe massacre, we would wipe the floor with him and get almost no collateral damage in he process. Saddam was losing control of his country, he was starting to go broke, he had lost most of his allies, and revolution was on the horizon. Saddam wanted to rebuild his military, but he didn't have the means.
Saddam was no threat to us. He was even losing his power in his own country.
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Why did Sadaam invade Kuwait? Why do you think he would not want to do it again? Why did Sadaam send missles into Isreal? Why don't you think he would want to again? Why did Sadaam declare war on Iran? Why do you think he would not do it again? Why did Sadaam kill thousands of his own people? Why do you think he wouldn't do it again? Why did Sadaam burn oil fields? Etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.