RE"PS... About history. This country has never been the aggressor, we've always responded to others aggression (sometimes with a bit of political spin for justification)."
Well, the nut running Iraq invaded a friend of the US in 1990, got his ass kicked back to Baghdad by a UN backed, US lead coalition force. The terms of the cease-fire that was signed by the Iraqi govt included a verified disarmament. This agreement also avoided the complete destruction of all military targets and forces in Iraq. The big problem is the Iraqi government has played a shell game since.
I hope things do not lead to a war with Iraq, but if not for the Bush administration and Tony Blair threatening another ass kicking, Saddam would not even be considering inspectors. The bottom line is, this is not about inspections, it is about a verified disarmament. The problem for Saddam with a verified disarmament is that he will have less of a defense against his own people. The only thing that gets Saddam to capitulate is his fear of losing power. He knows we can dismantle what he has in a matter of weeks, what he does not know for sure is if we have the will. Once he knows the US and the world has the will, he will capitulate again.
The idiot anti war demonstrators in this county don’t understand the chess game being played. Saddam holds the cards that would avoid a war, not Bush. Saddam can chose the keep playing, or he can throw in his hand and play nice… his choice, and the terms he agreed to over 10 years ago.
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