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Originally posted by yrwyddfa
I don't know what your geography is like, but Iraq did not pose a direct military, or financial risk to the US. At all.
You cannot justify war on the basis that the guy you're after killed, and tortured lots of people (however horrific that fact actually is) because
(i) There are many more people doing exactly the same but are 'friends' of the coalition - so we don't invade them
(ii) Various modern nations sanction telling someone that they must die, keeping them in prison for obscene amounts of time, and then killing them through a rather painful process (potassium chloride used to stop the heart in a lethal injection scenario is a caustic acid injected directly into the veins; which in some cases is only preceded by a paralysing drug - so you get to feel all the pain) Arguing that human beings deserve this (because due-process has been served) would be synonymous to Saddam claiming it was within his right as leader to invoke whatever 'due process' his regime saw fit.
(iii) Every modern nation has done exactly what Saddam did; murder, torture and general ruling by fear. We do not invade each other.
(iv) Abusing peoples human rights is rife amongst nearly every nation in the world today.
Kettle Pot Black?
Did you even read what I gave?
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Firstly, I do not believe any intelligence was bended to suit the politicians. Whatever intelligence the government had, they believed that Iraq posed a threat and I believe in those conclusions to. There may not be direct evidence that WMD existed, but their is piles of evidence about possible WMD programs including a nuclear program. Saddam was in the pursuit of nuclear weapons and this every intelligence agency in the world agrees upon. They had missiles that violated UN regulations. They have scientists who admit they used to work in clandestine programs, etc.
Possible Nuclear weapons and the clear intent of Saddam to develop WMD is enough of a threat for me to urge our government to get rid of him. The United Nations was not avble to pass a bill because obviously Saddam would never attack France, Russia, China, etc. But given the fact that Saddam and the US are such terrible enemies, I wouldn't doubt that he would try doing anything he could whether its giving a radiological or chemical weapon to a terrorist or directly hurling a missile at us. I'm afraid of him and I'm glad he is gone. I don't care what the world or the United nations think when it comes to my security
How is Saddam not a threat? 