Steeny, we're about to liberate a country that has not asked to be liberated. There is nothing in UN Resolution 1441 about regime change; there is nothing in UN Resolution about militarily building democracies in the Middle East; finally, there is nothing in UN Resolution 1441 that dictates the US should invade Iraq.
There is no evidence to prove that Iraq has the WDM that the US claims it does and what evidence that does exist is contrary. The former UN weapons inspectors certified that 93 percent of Iraq's WDM were destroyed during the last inspection process. There is testimony from Saddam's own son who, when he defected, initially alerted the Western World that Saddam had a chemical and biological proram, that he destroyed much of this in 1991--but this info was conveniently deleted from the US propaganda campaign.
Moreover, the British intelligence data was plagerized and 12 years old and the photos that Powell held up showed images not quite as small and detailed as US intelligence is purpported to be able to show.
Do some research about the St. Petersberg Review newspaper, a journal owned by a foundation not a corporation, which purchased independent satellite data that showed there were no Iraqi troops on the Saudi border, even though such intelligence was shown by the US to the Saudi leaders in order to get approval for a military base in Saudi Arabia.
That in war truth is the first casualty has been proven over and over by both Bush Administrations, each of which have the strongest ties of any presidency to oil. In a matter of conflict of interest it is the appearance of same that is the guiding force. I also think Bush has a tendency to want to vindicate his dad's failure, as I think his dad would have found a justification for the invasion had he won a second term.
This war has noting to do with justice, it has nothing to do with self-defense and it has nothing to do making the world a more secure place. It has little change of success and even greater chances of failure and thereby making the world an even more dangerous place than it otherwise would be.
But, not once, ever, has addressed any of the problems which give breed to terrorism. Don't you find a problem here? I mean shouldn't that at least be on the table and shouldn't that at least have come up immediately in the aftermath of 9/11? If you read Bob Woodward's new book you'll find the planning for the war on Iraq was well before, during and after 9/11. |
