[Non-Sequitur]

They died to remove a genocidal maniac who was a threat to the whole world. This report does nothing to change the perception that Saddam Hussein was a crazy man and a threat to us and the whole world!

In what way?

Secondly, we could not have kept the sanctions in place. They were going away.

When?

[AaronInCarolina]

They died to remove a genocidal maniac who was a threat to the whole world. This report does nothing to change the perception that Saddam Hussein was a crazy man and a threat to us and the whole world!

In what way?

See my post #45

Secondly, we could not have kept the sanctions in place. They were going away.

When?

Are you not aware that they had been eroding for years? Did you not know that France and Germany have been driving the effort within the UN Security Council to remove them entirely? Have you not followed the Oil For Food scandal at all?

[zygoat]

I remember seeing news reports of "inspectors" being stalled at the entrance of a plant while covered trucks were rolling out the back gates of the place. I remember "inspectors" being denied entry to places because they were suddenly deemed "Holy Places" by Saddam. I remember Saddam telling us to basically shove it. 16 resolutions and warnings and he still wanted to play cat and mouse with us. Only a fool could believe he didn't have SOMETHING to hide. The weapons may be in Syria or Lebanon by now, but never the less, an example had to be made of Saddam so the rest of the hellhole we call the middle east would know that WE MEAN BUSINESS!