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Originally posted by ab1183
Undutchable, what do you suppose we do about it then? We surely cant just let these people do whatever they want. And BTW, the "sanctions" you speak of were put in place by the UN not the US.
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I know they were UN sanctions, but aren't we, the West, the UN? Most of the countries in the Security Council are Western countries and I think we have to accept the responsibility for so many deaths. And in the end, what has it resulted in? Nothing. Saddam still got his food while his population starved and turned anti-Western. Bad politics if you ask me, and certainly not "a price worth paying". Let's see if 500.000 deaths of our own new born would be a price worth paying as well..
Personally, I'm also against Saddam. His tiranny is obvious and he needs to be taken care of, no doubt about it. Personally I think it would be best to get the Arab League, led by Amr Mousa, the most powerful leader in the Arab world at this time, involved in dismantling Saddam. Show the world that America and the West are not actively seeking out aggression against Muslims and show moderation and support for those that are moderate and seek alliance with us.
So far, under Bush it has been Afghanistan, Iraq, and now he's even speaking of Iran. If this action would be taken unilaterally, do you really think people will stand by? The provocative stance needs to go... or we'll face the consequences and loose the war against terror
