My older son's (who's wife had a terrific baby 8 hours ago
Congratulations granddaddy! <ggg>
>>What was his "harm" before the inspectors arrived???<<
Just annihilated opposition, including the gassing of Halabja. Attacked and gassed Iran when he saw they were in a disorganized state. Probably killed a million people. Invaded Kuwait--you know all this
All that was a decade ago. Again: What was his harm before the inspectors recently arrived?
Do you have any doubt that if he thought he would succeed, that he has NO ethical or moral barriers that could inhibit him?
Possibly not. The question is: What is the best way to prevent any aggression from this country?
(1) Try to take all his weapons away and try to ensure he will never again find or make any more (Impossible, even in the short term. Even stupid, if the plan includes invasion and further antagonizing this country)
(2) Make sure he knows he will never succeed in any further aggressions because the rest of the world is united against him, and in any case, the US is dying to invade in the smallest excuse. (Effective - this is why he did not attack anyone in the past ten years)
Other states have oil and we're not threatening them.
There has to be some sort of an excuse of a reason, of course, otherwise only the very dumb would support Bush. You, on the other hand, find his argument (that Saddam is evil, has weapons, etc) convincing.
You think Bush could possibly threaten Russia? Saudi Arabia? They choose Iraq because it has HUGE oil reserves that are close to the surface (cheap extraction), the country is alone and vulnerable, and there is a bit of an excuse to attack. |
