Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Originally posted by: KlutZ
Until Saddam uses nukes on us, or our allies. The only Iraqi's that Sadam cares about, besides himself, are the ones who build his weapons and the ones who protect him. We all know, and Saddam has already proven, that he doesn't care if his people die. Either by purposely putting civilians in front of our bombs, or by gasing them himself, he is a murderous mad man either way. The oppressed Iraqi people will be better off without him, they deserve their freedom just as you do. Those of us saying that Bush shouldn't wage war, are the same ones who would say that he should've done something about Saddam next year when he nukes Tel Aviv. Saddam has had all the chances he needs to comply with UN resolutions. The time to act is now. Let's not forget, he claims to not have these WMD's at one moment, and then says he will use them against us.Originally posted by: Hayabusarider Gee, let's avoid the whole scenario and keep our troops out of Iraq. Then we can safely talk about hypotheticals all day.
Saddam got his butt kicked a dozen or so years ago. I have no doubt Saddam is trying to obtain weapons to prevent that from happening again. Saddam has also been consistent in one thing above all. He wants to survive. What do you think would happen if he launched a nuke? His obliteration. Dont say he does not know or care about this. He has no ideology to cause him to become a martyr. Remember Idi Amin? Probably too young. He ate his opponents, as in cooked and ate them. We did not go to war to free his people. No, this is a complicated situation that many are frustrated with. Easiest to kill everyone and let God sort it out. This is NOT about "freeing the people" Do the people there want him gone? Many do. Do they want you to kill them to get rid of him? I doubt it. Why on earth would he nuke anyone who doesnt attack him? He would not, because unless he can destroy all the US military instantly, he is dead. He does not believe he will have 70 virgins waiting for him. We should not go into a country uninvited to kill them to liberate them to prevent a disaster that isnt going to happen to begin with. Tell you what you will get if you do go in though. Tell you what happens if you do though. You have one dead leader and a whole lot of angry people pissed at the US in a way they never were before. You have created more terrorists than you can count. Sleep well.
Idi Amin went into exile 22 years ago.
Amin's legacy of terror
"These days, the signs of the horror that once engulfed Uganda are few and far between. Uganda is enjoying the best economic times in a generation. "
I guess you just don't want the same oppurtunity for the Iraqis. Sad.