I blindly follow the truth and have no great reliance upon Fox to obtain it. Fox might have 50% of the truth which isn't perfect but far better than the RATmedia average of 5% truth(baseball scores.)
There is no question that Iraq was a far greater threat as anyone versed in international relations or history would know. Iraq had invaded its neighbors, gassed its own people, undertaken terrorist attacks upon the US homeland, and had an ongoing chemical and biological weapons program. It was much further along in the development of nuclear weapons than Iran and would have had one had Israel not blown up its reaction in the 1980s. It was also in a stand-off with the UN resulting from the Kuwait War.
Iraq was Terror Central and International Terrorism had no chance of being controlled/contained without the removal of Saddam from power. This is why you see the frenzied and desperate attacks within Iraq by terrorists from across the Islamic world. They understand that if Bush has his way in Iraq they are finished.
Iran has done none of these things. It has no modern armed forces (having been cut off from its main supplier, the US, for decades.) It has a restive population which could toss the mullahs in the near future and is just beginning a nuclear research program. This is not to say that it doesn't cause as much trouble for the US as it can while keeping the strings hidden or that we will not have to deal with it militarily. But I don't believe that will be necessary.
It is a LIE that Gillspe gave Saddam a green light of ANY kind to invade Kuwait. This LIE more than likely comes from RATmedia disinformation attempts to prevent the first Gulf War.
Saudi is not a military threat at all and the irritations it generates through its religious insanity can be handled without much difficulty. In fact, for those subtle enough to grasp it, there is great conflict within the Kingdom as indicated by the stance that OBL has taken towards it.
((There is no question that Iraq was a far greater threat as anyone versed in international relations or history would know. Iraq had invaded its neighbors, gassed its own people, undertaken terrorist attacks upon the US homeland, and had an ongoing chemical and biological weapons program. It was much further along in the development of nuclear weapons than Iran and would have had one had Israel not blown up its reaction in the 1980s. It was also in a stand-off with the UN resulting from the Kuwait War.))You need to re-read your statements above again. It amazes me how much information is available to you, and you are still using the talking points rather than questioning these points?
1) Saddam gassed fanatical Islamists more than ten years ago. We then offered him FULL diplomatic relation. That was done because he has doing our proxy war. If you were under a rock somewhere during his conflict with Iran, and the Reagan arming him, and giving him intelligence to fight our war, then please read about it in history documents.
2)His military has been decimated by our constant bombing, and sanction.
3)The transcript of his meeting with Gillespie has been in all papers during the first Gulf war. How can facts become LIES in your views?
4) He had chemical and biological war material during the 1991 Gulf war, and HE DID NOT USE THEM against us, or against Israel. The UN then disarmed "most" of these weapons?
The confusion about his threat as life-long SECULAR dictator is a gross miscalculation. It cost us to waste time and money on a hell hole place that was "basically contained"! Our real enemy as I mentioned is Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and all other fanatical Islamic governments like Sudan.... You may choose to ignore the facts, but the facts will always be with us. Unless the US stops the hate preaching from Moslem Mosques all over the world and in the West too, we will always be in dangers. There are millions of fanatical Moslems in the US, and Europe being fed hate daily! What are we doing about that? We respect their religion of Peace. Good day.