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Originally posted by Phaenx
I don't think you understand the concept of killing to save lives. It is a bit of a paradox, but think how many people Saddam would have killed if we allowed him to continue running his country the way he was, regardless if he had nukes and decided to nuke someone, or sell the information/nukes to terrorists/rogue nations.
I'll tell you what, it would have been a hell of a lot more then the casualties we caused. Also, Canada doesn't need a large military force because you have America there to protect you.
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I'm not saying Saddam was a good leader, but he hasnt done anything lately to warrant attack other then the so-called attempts to acquire WMD. All of the massacres he committed were in that past and when he was still an ally of the U.S. So if they wanted to take him out for that why didnt they do it before? As for killing to save lives, whos lives have they saved? At first the iraqi people welcomed the Americans as liberators but lately that has degenerated into mindless looting and fighting in the streets of Iraq. An average of 1 U.S. soldier is lost per day and most likely, many more Iraqi people. Senator Kennedy has termed it "a shooting gallery" and civilians are caught in the crossfire.
As for Canada, yes America is there to protect us, but no one in their right mind would randomly attack Canada. We have done nothing to antagonize anyone and the world sees us as a peaceful nation.