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Originally posted by Colin
The point was regarding the argument that the "states should play fair" by going after "the other dictators in the world who kill their people".
I think the reality is that anyone who says that
doesn't really want that. If the US were to go to war against North Korea, Syria, or Iran I seriously doubt
anyone making this argument would suddenly be happy that the US is being "consistent". More likely, it would be something "new to complain about".
Not to mention that it's just not feasible. War against every dictatorial government in the world would be prohibitively costly both in terms of real and political capital.
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then don't come out and say that you're going in to free the iraqi people when thats not the purpose.
if the states prosecute saddam that looks very bad in the eyes of an arab. if you're an american you have a big target on your back. you don't know when a terrorist organization will strike or where it will happen. if the bush government continues to piss off the arab world, the probability of another major terrorist attack on american soil increases.
obviously nothing that american does will please the arab world. you guys need to try and step back a bit and let the international community get involved. try to win the PR battle and not make things worse than they already are.