Originally posted by charly
#1. Iraq was defeated on the field of battle and signed certain terms. Iraq has been in violation of those terms since they signed the terms in '91. The USA has demanded that those terms be complied with and that Iraq remain a defeated country.
I think the surrender terms were to the United Nations not the United States.
The United States was, is and has been the enforcer of those terms.
#2. Iraq attempted to assasinate a former American President.
Prove it and show the proof
It was world wide news during the Clinton years. If you are really interested do your own search.
#3. Iraq has fired upon, almost daily, for almost 11 years, USA military forces.
They were flying over Iraqi air space and had the effect of a flea on an elephant.
The conquerer was imposing its will upon the conquered (to prevent the conquered from killing its own people). The USA and Britain should have removed Sadamn when they were first fired upon.
#4. Iraq is believed to have, or are acquiring, or are attempting to acquire WMD's. The USA will not allow that.
Believed in not enough. Prove it and show the proof
Read my initial posts. 1441 requires Iraq to prove (it is not the inspectors role to prove, not the UN's role to prove, not the USA's role to prove that they haven't destroyed them) that they destroyed the remaining WMD's that they had previously admitted to having and were left undestroyed when the first round of inspectors left in 1998. They have failed to do this.
#5. Iraq has, on multiple occassions called for Americans, to be killed where ever they are found. Thus they are a sworn enemy of the USA.
No freedom of speech from you then.
The US is saying lets go kill Iraqi's.
Pathetic and ridiculous analogy and not worthy of lengthy rebuttal.
#6. Iraq is a strategic piece of real estate for future military operations against our enemies in the region, which number in the 100's of millions.
Plus it has lot's of oil, getting close to the truth here.
#7. Iraq is a strategic piece of real estate for its oil fields and for the surrounding oil fields, for as the worlds oil supplies dwindle the USA will be in a position to control the dwindling oil supplies for its use and the use of its European allies.
Getting very close to the truth here.
#8. A take over of Iraq sends a very powerful signal to the other countries in that area of the world that if they don't get their act together they will be next.
A simple answer from some one who has been watching to many Bruce Willis movies.
All of the above are reaons for war. You may not like the reasons but they are all reasons for war. All of these reasons were outlined in response to a post made by someone that stated there are not any reasons for a war.
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Iraq is a soveriegn state and like it or not you cannot just invade a country and kill people because you do not like them. You need to prove they are a threat beyond reasonable doubt before you start to execute people.
This will not be a war that will be won in a few weeks of carpet bombing and a quick military land assault. Afghanistan has proved that. If Bushes record on there is anything to go on he should stay out of interrnational politics.
This is not something that will be won in a few weeks, after the defeat of Iraq, which the extremist want, the terrorist will use it as propoganda to recruit kids to do their dirty work. You do not win this kind of war by killing people.
Don't believe me? Look on a map and see where Islam is the major religion and then go to the local "Catholic Irish" bar and ask their opinions on Protestants. That war only went on for a few hundred years. And the Protestants did everything they could to put the Catholics down.
Bush thinks he can open Pandoras box and close it again in 6 months. The man is a fool. That is more frightening than Sadaam.
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The invasion of Iraq will be over with quicker than the last Gulf War and the USA will have in hand the surrender of Iraq's military and control of the government. That of course is when the real battle begins (the winning of the hearts, minds and developement of a democratic republic) and will be long term.