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Originally posted by Simple_Min
I don't think anyone here is arguing for Hussein or his dictatorship. But, where are these "wmd's & agents"? We were told that Iraq had capability to launch and attack...and if that is the case these weapons could not be very easily hidden or transported without the Military spying airplanes & satellites.
Furthermore, the US did not accept the UN reports and went to this war based on it's own (somehow far superior) intelligence.
Again, Saddam has been a threat for a long time. Innocent people have been persecuted and some have been dying for a long time. Saddam had the same WMD's in the past as he does even now. Clearly the reason to attack was not for the best interest of civilians and to "spread democracy". So far the reasons used to justify the war have been without any outcome.
What other interest does the U.S. (particularly Halliburton/Exxon) have in the region...
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Where are the WMD - In a country the size of California we haven't found them in, what 8 weeks? Your asking a lot in a short amount of time. (protect museums & Oil wells, food & medicine for the nation, Law & Order, find WMD's ..etc)
It took 6 years to find Olympic bomber when he was only a few hundred miles from the bombing. It took 10 years before we were sure Hitler was dead.
If the US and the UK were lying, why don’t we just plant the weapons?We both could go on and on citing examples going both ways.
But these weapons were not the only reason we went to war. Its gotten the most press, but the main thrust was to get Al-Qaeda supporters <a target=new href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F04%2F27%2Fwalq27.xml"><b>The proof that Saddam worked with bin Laden</b> </a> - again, we can go back and forth linking stories. I think they will be found. When, I dont know. But the world is a better place with him gone.