Powell and his politics represent the same, failed policies that are responsible for Saddam STILL BEING in Iraq to begin with.
and for those who claim "Well, the UN gave us no authority to actually remove Saddam, so we did right by leaving him.."
I say:
1) All bets were off when he started launching missles at the Jews, who were bystanders in the conflict.
2) He made a deal to end the war, then broke it. Thus, by any logical standard, the war should have resumed at THAT POINT. (Thanks again Bill..)
1) Some real or imagined action by the Jews that made Saddam feel as if they were participants in the conflict?
2) A kind of blackmail intended to get us off his back? ("Hey man, either you back off or I'll shoot missles at your friends")
3) An attempt to exploit political and racial issues in the region (the ever present Jew/Musim friction) thus drawing others into the conflict who would otherwise have no reason to intervene?
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"President Bush's message has been clear from the beginning. The President eloquently and persuasively set forth the U.S. position at the U.N. on Sept. 12: A peaceful outcome to this situation is possible if Iraq cooperates with the U.N. and disarms. Unfortunately, Saddam seems to be leading his nation down another path. The U.S. seeks Iraq's peaceful disarmament. But we will not shrink from war if that is the only way to rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction."