[PISANO]

While I agree with you that the GOP doesn't articulate it's position as often or as vociferously as do the gimmies, I must say that everything you want, is common knowledge and has been done ad nauseam.

The only REASON that hasn't been given for going to war with IRAQ is IMHO the BEST. Iraq constinuously and consistantly VIOLATED the ARTICLES of SURRENDER from GULF WAR 1 and a RESUMPTION of HOSTILITIES by the United States was MANDATORY to make them comply with THEIR UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TERMS.

This dispells the silly notion that this was a PRE-EMPTIVE war. How can anyone argue with the fact that we should have done NOTHING if Japan or Germany violated their UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TERMS?

[Paleo Conservative]

The only REASON that hasn't been given for going to war with IRAQ is IMHO the BEST. Iraq constinuously and consistantly VIOLATED the ARTICLES of SURRENDER from GULF WAR 1 and a RESUMPTION of HOSTILITIES by the United States was MANDATORY to make them comply with THEIR UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TERMS.

Technically it was a cease fire not a surrender, but your point is valid and I argued that point many times over the past year both in conversations and on Free Republic. It was rather unfortunate that it was not in fact an unconditional surrender. If it had been, Saddam would have been either in prison or dead since 1991. What the Iraqis signed was a conditional cease fire. They violated the conditions, so you are correct, the United States was obligated to resume hostilities.

[hummingbird]

While I agree with you that the GOP doesn't articulate it's position as often or as vociferously as do the gimmies, I must say that everything you want, is common knowledge and has been done ad nauseam.

The only REASON that hasn't been given for going to war with IRAQ is IMHO the BEST. Iraq constinuously and consistantly VIOLATED the ARTICLES of SURRENDER from GULF WAR 1 and a RESUMPTION of HOSTILITIES by the United States was MANDATORY to make them comply with THEIR UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TERMS.

"What you said!"

Didn't understand last para...getting sleepy...sleepy...sleepy...<8^)