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But I do think it is senseless, will garner us nothing of value and will make us even more enemies in the Arab world. It will also be responsible for the birth of a whole new generation of terrorists, who will probably be even more fanatical in their passion.

The problem with you hate America types, is your screwed up view of America is really pathetic. Did America appease the imperialist Japanese when they bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! We are a hell of a lot stronger country than we were when the Japanese attacked us, and the Japanese were a hell of a lot bigger threat to us, but we faced down the threat and defeated it. What makes you think we can’t face down a bunch of rag heads still living in the seventh century? If we back down now, after our massive military buildup, then be prepared for a major, major escalation of terrorism around the world and within our borders.

Again, the "hate America" mantra. Be more original. If Bush were actually concerned about "homeland security," he'd take the first essential step; bring home our troops serving useless purposes around the globe, and line them up at our borders until we gain control of all the illegal masses crossing them daily.

Your point about us being able to defeat a microscopic third world nation can only be rhetorical; should there be any doubt we could "win" such a war? Might shouldn't make right; just because we are more powerful than any other country in the world, one would hope we would also be wiser.

If the main point of our attacking Iraq is to oust Saddam Hussein, in another battle of the "War on Terror," I don't think we'll accomplish the alleged objective. We certainly should be able to overthrow a tinpot dictator (and we've done it enough times in the past), but actions have consequences. If you think that another assault on this tiny arab nation will not breed more hatred towards the "great satan" in the the moslem world, then you are being incredibly naive. Our actions will not stop terrorism; on the contrary, thousands of new terrorists will be born in every arab country as they watch the events live on CNN.

And as for Saddam Hussein, what has he ever done to the United States, other than issue ridiculous macho statements of defiance? What distinguishes him from scores of other third-world despots whose peoples also live in poverty and have little freedom?