David Re...As to whether they are being provoked, who cares? The question is whether we want the 2nd largest oil reserve in the world controlled by a dictator who is making every effort to increase his stockpile of WMD and develop nukes. It really is that simple...
It isn't that simple. Saddam has controlled those same oil fields for twenty yrs. Iran controls a large amount of reserves as well a Russia, who has large reserves, larger than Saudi Arabia's I believe, and also has nuclear weapons. So, why Saddam, and why now.
Saddam because he is an evil dictator, who should be easy to knock off and improve the quality of life in Iraq, which gives the war justification. Iraq also because Iraq has the most powerful army and because Irag controls all of those oil reserves, and those oil reserves will enable us to pay for all of the improvements.
Why now. Because the war on terrorism has forced us to act now to defend ourselves. Iraq is the most powerful country in the Arab block. You control Iraq, and you have a powerful influence upon that block. In order to stop the terrorism, one must control the countries terror is eminating from. Before the Arabs will change, we need a showcase for the rest of the Arab world to follow. A thriving Iraq,the most powerful arab nation, with a gov. concerned about the will of its people, will be a great showcase. |
