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"Sweaden, shut the hell up sissy boys,
too little too late.

Let's wait and do nothing until the geenie is out of the bottle."

I agree Sweden has done too little in the WOT area, but it's ALSO true that the US has rushed the whole thing. A lot of people here would probably disagree, but I think more countries, even France and Germany, would have joined the alliance if Blix and the UN would have been given more time.

People like Bush and Blair have admitted their mistakes, but as far as I'm concerned, they've got nothing to be ashamed of. Saddam Hussein was a tyrant and a major threat to peace in the Middle East any way you look at it.
Quite contrary, a lot of other countries are doing very little to aid the US and the UK, which I think is a disgrace.

Saddam Hussein should've been got rid off in a joint US-EU-UN-NATO operation and that's the way we ought to fight the talibans and North Korea as well.

...even France and Germany, would have joined the alliance if Blix and the UN would have been given more time.

Time had nothing to do with it. Both France and Germany were dealing with Saddam and getting oil in return. They valued that oil more then they valued Global Security.

Looks like very few countries have been dealing with North Korea (except perhaps Iran and Venezuela). No one will stop the US from doing whatever it wants now with regards to North Korea. Looks like a Cuban Missile Crisis Blockade will be the first move according to an 'expert' on Art Bell last night.

You are very correct but too many like france and germany think only of making a buck and screwing the U.S.
When Iran manages to stop the flow of mid-east oil to europe and the russians help and the folks there freeze in some future winter I'll sit back and laugh at their stupidity.
Now let's get rid of the fool in Venezuela.

I agree Sweden has done too little in the WOT area, but it's ALSO true that the US has rushed the whole thing. A lot of people here would probably disagree, but I think more countries, even France and Germany, would have joined the alliance if Blix and the UN would have been given more time.

Without the troops massed on Iraq's border, Blix & company weren't getting access. Leaving those troops (targets) sitting on the border at length meant desert conditions working to degrade the military capabilities of those troops. Meanwhile, the push against maintaining the sanctions against Hussein were getting louder. Deals had been cut with Hussein & France was telling him to sit tight, they'd do what needed to be done to defang the US. US troops were in harms way, while those without troops in harms way still feel they have a right to kibitz. You're playing the dummy hand, because your clubs were the low bid.