I don't know about this story, may be just some place that nuclear bombs were researched etc. In any case, we need to stop focusing on the WMD as THE reason Iraq's regime of Saddam was removed. The WMD was just one reason. The main reason was that Iraq was a terrorist state and this was a war on terrorism. It was a terrorist state after 9/11 and before 9/11. It funded terrorists, harbored them, and among all the terror regimes of the world was the most pressing to remove based on its history of agression and use of terrorism. The liberation of Iraqi citizens by the US was good, but it was not a reason. It was an end result which occurs with the removal of any tyrannical regime.
People say Iraq was no threat. Ask them if they thought Afghanistan was a threat on 9/10 and they would probably say no. But the fact is the conditions in Afghanistan and Iraq were the same. Both were regimes which could harbor such terror groups as Al Queda and both supported and funded terrorism. Both had dictatorships, had militant Islamic ideology rampant in their countries, etc. Saddam may have had nothing to do with 9/11 but it misses the point. This US led war is not to bring all those responsible for 9/11 to justice, though it is part of it. It is a war on terrorism, all terrorism and the regimes which harbor, sponsor or fund it. Regimes like the PA, Saudi Arabian regime, Syria, Iran, Lebanon - all those which are terror regimes. Let's not forget the North Korean terrorist regime as well of course. All these regimes will have to be removed sooner or later, using all means possible, not just military. The USSR commie regime was brought down without the US going to war against Moscow literally, but by the US going against the idea of communism, painting it rightfully so as satanic, funding means that allowed the flow of freedom loving information in to the eastern part of europe and into asia.
In the long run, which the US is finding out in Iraq, it must shift the war on terrorism to a war on an idea - militant Islam which uses terrorism as a tool. The US may kill/capture terrorists, but the factories of death (such as schools, mosques, newspapers, radio, governments) will continue to pump more out. These must be drained. But as of now, the US and most of the world have political correctness holding them hostage. This will cost more lives and surely more 9/11s.
Saddam was trying to obtain weapons of mass destruction.
If a person TRIES to hire a hitman, they are still tried for attempted murder even if the hitman never takes the job.
I'm sure most people agree with every word you say, I certainly do, in spades. I'm an Aussie who wants GWB to win the election and win it bigtime, then he can do everything you say needs to be done.
I hope, no I pray, this breaking story has legs like a centipede!
I'm waiting with heart in mouth for the translation here, on the other side of the Pacific.
We should already be in Iran and moving on. The brainless Democrats, the media elites, and the elistists have literally thrown all of us to the wolves. Every innocent that dies from terrorists hands as far as I am concern are on the head of every liberal, progressive, democrat. It is becoming harder and harder to distinguish the difference between a terrorist, democrat politicians and RINOs. Their goals are the same, they share no conscience nor remorse over the death of any innocents. They each want the power and it does not matter who they have to sacrifice to get it.....
When a man is right, a man is right. Only the political angle here at home made finding WMD the least bit relevant to me. Otherwise, I don't give a crap if Iraq never had even a stinkbomb because for the reasons our bud gives below, going into Iraq was critical.
And more reasons...1) Iraq was the easiest domino to knock down and with the most sophisticated West-friendly population; 2) with Afghanistan on the east also moving toward democracy, Iran is bracketed and the Iranian people -- sick to death of this Islamofascist theocracy -- are that much more encouraged to take matters into their own hands. Iraq, now becoming pacified, gives us a base from which to roll tanks back into Saudi Arabia should the Saudi Royals be overthrown.
Yes, yes -- a lot more to invading Iraq than just WMD. We're draining the Islamo Death Cult Swamp.
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"I don't know about this story, may be just some place that nuclear bombs were researched etc. In any case, we need to stop focusing on the WMD as THE reason Iraq's regime of Saddam was removed. The WMD was just one reason. The main reason was that Iraq was a terrorist state and this was a war on terrorism. It was a terrorist state after 9/11 and before 9/11. It funded terrorists, harbored them, and among all the terror regimes of the world was the most pressing to remove based on its history of agression and use of terrorism. The liberation of Iraqi citizens by the US was good, but it was not a reason. It was an end result which occurs with the removal of any tyrannical regime.
People say Iraq was no threat. Ask them if they thought Afghanistan was a threat on 9/10 and they would probably say no. But the fact is the conditions in Afghanistan and Iraq were the same. Both were regimes which could harbor such terror groups as Al Queda and both supported and funded terrorism. Both had dictatorships, had militant Islamic ideology rampant in their countries, etc. Saddam may have had nothing to do with 9/11 but it misses the point. This US led war is not to bring all those responsible for 9/11 to justice, though it is part of it. It is a war on terrorism, all terrorism and the regimes which harbor, sponsor or fund it. Regimes like the PA, Saudi Arabian regime, Syria, Iran, Lebanon - all those which are terror regimes. Let's not forget the North Korean terrorist regime as well of course. All these regimes will have to be removed sooner or later, using all means possible, not just military. The USSR commie regime was brought down without the US going to war against Moscow literally, but by the US going against the idea of communism, painting it rightfully so as satanic, funding means that allowed the flow of freedom loving information in to the eastern part of europe and into asia.
In the long run, which the US is finding out in Iraq, it must shift the war on terrorism to a war on an idea - militant Islam which uses terrorism as a tool. The US may kill/capture terrorists, but the factories of death (such as schools, mosques, newspapers, radio, governments) will continue to pump more out. These must be drained. But as of now, the US and most of the world have political correctness holding them hostage. This will cost more lives and surely more 9/11s."
Nice post bump.