[Tallguy]

Sami Ramadani, an Iraqi sociologist exiled to London in 1979, told the conference there were daily acts of resistance to the American presence in Iraq, but only terrorist acts made headlines.

"If somebody kills your father or your brother, it's normal to take up arms," said Ramadani, an opponent of both Saddam and the US presence.

He said the way to get rid of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party regime was not American intervention.

I wonder if Mr. Ramadani realizes that when he had the chance to stand-up for Iraq, and against Saddam, he ran to Britain. So I wonder exactly what the alternatives to the invasion were when Iraqi-patriots aren't willing to hang tough?

[68skylark]

"If somebody kills your father or your brother, it's normal to take up arms."

So how many millions of people lost a father, or mother, or child, etc under Saddam? These folks should be fighting the terrorists.