"1] What do you mean opened their eyes? The United Nations' weapons inspectors were lead in circles by Saddam. Inspectors were always held for a time before they could inspect the factories or any where they wanted to inspect - this isn't how weapons inspection works. Some inspections at certain facilities were not even allowed. This went on for about 10 YEARS. Damn, weapons inspection went on again BEFORE any attack started. If Saddam cooperated fully with *U.N.* weapons inspectors than there would be NO WAR. He agreed and then in March 2003 he didn't complied with some of the demands - trying to lead the inspectors in circles again/not fully cooperating. Bush was tired of this - ten years of this, even when given a chance to redeem himself (Saddam) - and so the war began. THERE WAS NO GUNG-HO ANYTHING!"
Firstly, Saddam lead them in circles when there were only arranged inspections. After the inspectors started arriving unannounced and still found no WMDs the Bush administration didn't like it so once again they started linking them to Al Qaida and insisting that somewhere there MUST be WMDs. So they spent millions on this campaign, people lost lives. Innocents on both sides. For nothing. Well, not totally nothing, Saddam is out of power and yes he flaunted international laws for quite some time but it wasn't a new thing, they waited long enough to act.
"Chances are? So little reason?
- Little reasons like Saddam's uncooperation with U.N. weapons inspector for 10 YEARS!?
- Little reasons like the fact that he hated America & wanted nukes to threaten us & his neighboring countries?
- Little reason's like invading Kuwait (neighboring country) & like using chemical weapons (like Sarine Gas) on HIS OWN people (different ethnic groups)?
- Little reasons like the chemical weapons he used on the Iranian people (neighboring country) during the Iran/Iraq War?
- Little reasons like the fact that he's a tyrant - cruel to his own people and a threat to the international community?"
-Yeah it was happening for 10 years. They could have ended it during the Gulf "War". They didn't for their own personal gain and Saddam continued his ways. Why has it taken so long to go back? Get all you need and then when Iraq have nothing left to give to you, it means they are eraseable?
-He never hated America. He hated the administration. I hate the administration. Are the US Army coming after me? Wanting Nukes, when weighed against the possibility of him getting them is totally different.
-What he was doing to his own people was filthy but the stuff he was using for the most part, were supplied by the US. Besides he was doing it for as you said, over 10 years. What stopped the US from kkilling him when they had the chance if they KNEW he'd do it again? Or did Saddam say "Sorry" and the US believe him? He invaded Kuwait because they started arming themselves with tanks and progressing into the Iraq/Kuwait border. Tanks coincidentally supplied by George Bush.
-See Above.
-Threat to the international community? Ha. America is a floating iron fortress compared to Iraq. Iraq are a threat to no one. The only time they posed a tiny thread was when they kept getting armed by America.
"At what price? Try $100 BILLION U.S. TAX PAYER MONEY just for starters: that's the amount currently for rebuilding Iraq. And even more moneys needed later.
No give? Where were the Europeans when there was genocide of the Muslim population by the Serbs (Christian) in the Balkins/Bosnia in 1999? Did these rich countries even lifted a finger to help their neighbors, their fellow humans? WHERE THE HELL WERE THEY!?
America - from across the FREAKEN ATLANTIC - was the country that intervened - thus stopping the massacre from continuing. And what did we - the United States of America - gain from the Balkins? Oil? Gold? Valuable resources? NADA! That's what we got. There wasn't anything valuable to gain - we went their with the intent to STOP THE GENOCIDE OF ONE GROUP BY ANOTHER! Again, where were the rich Europeans when this happened - those o so great Europeans. Those Europeans who America saved during WWI & WWII and now are criticizing America for wanting to protect itself from global threats."
If you want proof that the US are a give-to-receive country you need only look at Africa. Potentially the richest place on the planet and the only reason it isn't is because of America. Gives a little then takes alot. You think if America seriously helped another country, and got nothing in return, that they would do so again? No way. Bush wanted to win the industrial vote when he sold 140 fighter jets to Korea now Korea are biting them on the ass saying "Give us money or we'll attack" in some way shape or form. So America proceeded to pretend they are some incredible threat. Then again even America aren't as stupid to go in and attack North Korea.
"I did. It's not perfect (no country is), but it's still the best country in the world. And before you try to say anything else, America went to war against the government of Iraq & Saddam, not it's citizens. Yes there's thousands of Iraqi's dead, but you think Saddam was a merciful leader? This guy killed hundred thousands of his people through genocide & stole billions of oil revenue from the country, Iraq was worse under Saddam. "
It's not the greatest country. You say Saddam killed many through genocide. So did Bush. Either way you look at it, this "war" has been such a farce that even the good that has come of it has been semi-cancelled out.
"Russia, China, Great Britain, France, India, Pakastan, Israel all have nukes. Do you see America going after any of them just cause they have them? Why? Because they pose no threat to other countries. "
But...but by your logic, Iraq were a threat coz they could have had Nukes. We have them and we're no threat? The funny thing is, Saddam would never have used them coz he can't wipe USA off the map can he? If he nuked a part of the US then Iraq would cease to exist the next morning.
-AC