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LOL.....Well, I'm glad I looked at your sign-in name, or I'd have just thought another crack-pot (emphasis on the POT) had been crossing into territory he didn't really belong in. But, since you bring up a few points, let's discuss.
1st, over 70% of Americans believe Hussein had a hand in the 9/11 attacks, and that crosses political lines. Not that this proves anything, but, in my opinion, to believe that he didn't at the very least have a monetary hand in it, is naive. And now there are leaks reporting that some of the documents he had on him at time of capture DO indicate a link between Hussein and al Qaeda. These are things that may not be officially made public for a long time to come. That will be up to the government's discretion.
2nd, using all-inclusive statement such as "the whole world" is a little more than irresponsible. I'm sure countries such as England, Spain, Italy, Australia, Poland, as well as the other 55+ countries that have given either public or private support would like to be included in your world, too. And let's face reality for a moment. The true reasons the likes of France, Russia, and Germany did not want us going in there, were money and weapons. Specifically, the money Hussein owed them for the weapons they were selling Iraq illegally. Strangely, it was they, who accused us of only doing it for the money. Hmmmmmm. Seems greed and corruption weren't only living in Iraq. And Iraq would have to be pumping oil directly to the U.S. from now until who knows when, to pay our monetary costs in this war. There is no amount of money that can make up for the lost soldiers, civilians, and civilian aid workers lost thus far. If you don't believe me on that one, just ask one of their family members.
Now lastly, it HAS made America safer. If for no other reason than there's one less psycho out there in the world, plotting the downfall of our great country. Do you honestly believe that if he could have found a way to deliver a major blow to the U.S., he wouldn't have jumped at the chance? Time will tell that it was only a matter of time before he'd have been able to do just that. WMD will be found. Perhaps across the border in Syria, but, they will be found. We are still stumbling across mass graves, hidden weapons caches, Saddam himself. We will come across the bigger weapons. We've already got proof that he had, or was in the process of obtaining missiles that were able to travel far beyond the range mandated by the U.N. Security Council. We've also discovered another type of missile that was specifically designed for chemical warheads. They have two chambers, meant for mid-flight mixing of the chemicals to produce sarrin gas. Can you explain to me why he'd have the missiles to deliver a chemical weapon, but no chemical warhead to arm it with? (and please, let's avoid the crack-POT conspiracy theories here. let's keep it at least to a somewhat plausible theory)
I do however agree that this war MAY have been a complete waste of time, money, and blood. You see, I believe that there was a chance......a very slim chance......that had the whole world presented Hussein with a united front in the U.N., Hussein may have been forced to cooperate and follow the U.N. mandates and Security Council resolutions. However, because of idiots like France, Germany, and Russia, (not to mention the people who just don't understand global politics here at home......such as yourself) Hussein saw a division. Because of that division, he thought he could get away with whatever the hell he pleased. He nearly did. If not for the foresight and character of GW, he would have. How many more innocent Iraqis would have had to die, before anyone would have done something about it? How many more women raped? How many more genocidal acts would he have had to commit before someone would have finally stood up and said, "ENOUGH!"? The fact is, by going to war now, by not waiting around until we got "permission" from the U.N., we saved lives. Isn't that what the major whine is about? Too many lives lost in war? Why is it that you liberals only care about the lives lost DURING the war? What about the lives lost before the war commences? What about the lives that would be lost had the war not happened?
Let's face it. I'm not going to convince you that you're wrong. And you're certainly not going to be able to prove anything to me with twisted logic and emotional ranting. You're going to believe what you believe, and I'm going to believe what I'm going to believe. You quite likely knew what most of my responses to your letter would be. So, now, why not go back to "moveon.org", or wherever you were sent from, and exercise those freedoms to complain about the conservative element in this country with your own kind? You know.......the freedoms that most Iraqis would have liked to have had for the past 35 years? Especially the 400,000 dead ones buried in those mass graves we keep stumbling across.
May God Bless......