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To the one that mentioned Saddam's horrendous killing of kids and women: Over 500.000 babies died due to sanctions and Madeleine Albright called it "a price worth paying" on national TV. It's easy to point fingers but let's not forget to look at ourselves: our own histories are filled with cruelties and hositility to other nations. My country, the Netherlands, was founded by looting, robbing and enslaving people. America's founding meant the end of it's previous inhabitants. And even in recent histories there have been a lot of cruelties and unjustful killing by western hands.
But, even if we completely disregard this, it would still be wise to analyse the effects of a war on Iraq. How much further can we provoke the Muslim/Arab nation (which is over 1 billion people) before we tumble into a world war 3? This threat is very real at the moment. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The worst possible move in the fight against terror would be to invade another Muslim/Arab country. You will play right into the hands of extremists and it will rise even further. Al-Qaeda has already proven that it is almost impossible to track down, let alone dismantle. With political courses that stimulate the rise of extremism, you will create the ideal circumstances. Osama Bin Laden's goal is to provoke a war between the entire Muslim population and the west, because he is convinced that if the Muslim world unites, they will win. It's hard to say anything about their actual chances, but hey, let's not find out and give Osama what he's been after so far.
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