No Distraction (Why liberating Iraq is crucial to beating terrorism.)

WSJ.com ^ | March 6, 2003 | JAMES TARANTO

[conservativecorner]

Despite the demands of the United Nations, Saddam Hussein has continued to pursue weapons of mass destruction, which he could give to terrorists to use against us.

Iraq under Saddam's Baathist regime is a human-rights nightmare, one of the most brutal and repressive dictatorships in the world.

[hellinahandcart]

The first time we were making serious noises about going into Iraq, all hell broke loose in the West Bank and Muslims and communists the world over held massive demonstrations against Israel and the US.

The second time we looked like we were ready to do something about Iraq, Kim Jong Il stood up and said "No, look at ME instead!!" and Muslims and communists and liberals over held massive demonstrations against the US and...Israel.

There sure are a lot of outside interests working very hard to protect Saddam. Sorta leads one to believe he might very well BE the key to the whole thing...