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To: Neocon who wrote (155536)	1/7/2005 4:54:05 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well said.

To: Neocon who wrote (155536)	1/7/2005 5:03:51 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Excellent post....there were many reasons for going into Iraq...removing the threat from WMD was only one...and at least that issue is now settled........ liberating the Iraqi people from a brutal dictator .......also settled.....failure of Saddam to abide by the 91 accords.....etc..... The haters/liars like GST do not want to see this..... J.

To: Neocon who wrote (155536)	1/7/2005 5:59:16 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

All of this would be relevant to making the case for the UN to act. But that is not the case the US made -- far from it. The US instead attempted to make a case that would provide cover for unilateral US invasion. The US failed to make its case and the UN rightly refused to have the US dictate terms to the UN. It was our failure to work within the UN, and not the failure of the UN, that led to the US fighting a war in violation of the UN Charter. Had the US had the courage and wisdom to act within the UN and make its case accordingly, we would have a chance at peace, security and possibly even democracy in Iraq. The actions of the US robbed Iraq of those opportunities.

To: Neocon who wrote (155536)	1/7/2005 11:34:13 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

The significant bankrolling of suicide bombers in the Territories made Saddam one of the key impediments to peace between Israel and Palestine, and showed how genocidal his intentions towards Israel were. The Hamas connection was well documented, but it seemed reasonable that he had a hand in other pots. There was also a list of reports of contacts between Iraqi Intelligence and Al Qaeda, mostly unconfirmed, but too many to ignore, which included the report of Iraqi intelligence agents going to Afghanistan to train AQ in chemical warfare - and we know from the videotapes that AQ did practice the use of gas in Afghanistan. There was also the terrorist training camp in Salman Pak (complete with Boeing airliner), with multiple reports of non-Iraqis training there for missions. Altogether, for those able to look more than 5 inches down the road, the working relationship was not one that the US wanted to just let alone and see what happened. Especially not after 9/11. It's curious that the de facto alliance of the Left and the Islamo-fascists (GST is a prime example of whatever opinions are foremost in this alliance) forces the Left to defend Saddam as an innocent lamb.