The Arguments: III - It will cost too many Innocent lives.
War is terrible. Although I believe the US will take reasonable steps to protect innocent lives, it is more likely than not, that some civilians will be killed.
However, if civilian loss of life is the measurement, then this MUST be balanced against how many civilian lives (US and Iraqi) will be lost if Saddam stays in power.
The lives taken by Saddam are well documented and continue to this day. In one town in Kurdistan alone, there were 10,000 killed. He continues to this day. A newscaster made a joke about his wife. The newscaster was tortured, hanged and her tongue was cut out when the corpse was returned to the family. In early February, an Iraqi missile engineer was executed to prevent him passing vital information to United Nations weapons inspectors. The list goes on and on.
Innocent lives are lost everyday in Iraq. Standing by allows it to continue. Not that I am saying this is why we should get rid of Saddam, (although this should be sufficient reason), only that if the left's concern is for innocent life, then in order to be honest, they should be in favor of invading Iraq, since it is plainly evident that Saddam has and continues to murder civilians. |
