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Originally posted by Superbelt
They had no WMD but they couldn't sign any papers, or provide proof that they had none because they have not stopped being in a standoff with Iran. Fighting stopped but the ill-will each nation harbors for each other did not. Remember, Saddam gassed and killed probrably 100k Iranians in his term.
The only thing that ever kept Iran from invading Iraq and slaughtering them was the fear of the Mustard gas and other WMD.
So Saddam bluffs and provides no proof to Iraq being clean. That keeps him safe from any kinds of attacks from Iran, al Qaeda or a cohesive effort by the Kurds to overthrow him.
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Wow! That's an excellent point. I don't think I've seen that argument made anywhere else, but it's a very good one.
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Originally posted by Lebell
That is NOT to say however that the war wasn't justified given what a monster he is. Just that the reasons for going should have been different.
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Bad argument. If you justify invading one country because its leader is a bad guy, then you have to invade ALL countries whos leaders are bad guys. This includes Iran, N. Korea (much worse than Saddam), China, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, and a boatload of other countries.
Besides, it is not our job to be the world's policeman. All that has ever gotten us is ill will.
WWII was the last war we ever fought that we had any right to be in.
WWII and the wars before it were fought because someone was aggressive against us (WWII - Hitler declared war on us, Japan bombed us. WWI, England intercepted a german transmission and decoded it. The transmission said they were going to have their submarines sink ships without surfacing. We had told them they had to surface the sub to identify their target because they had sunk one of our ships by accident. The german document gave instructions to Mexico to invade the U.S. with the financial and military support of Germany - effectively declaring war on us).