[Steve Van Doorn]

” I assure you that Saddam Hussain was NOT capable of making much conquest. He was not even able to control Kurdistan in his own country. He was no more a Second Hitler than Noriega was. “

After the Iraqi war in 1991 saddam wasn’t going to take over anymore land. But the real question should be was Saddam killing Americans or not after 1991? If he was killing Americans then did we have a right to take him out?

[A. Pole]

But the real question should be was Saddam killing Americans or not after 1991? If he was killing Americans then did we have a right to take him out?

Huh?

[KingofQue]

I believe that Coalition Forces, and that is one key, only had a Cease Fire with Iraq from the 1st Gulf war. All the shooting at our planes and such was ignored to some extent on purpose. Then the inspection refusals.
These things were all spelled out in the Cease Fire. Iraq didn't live up to the agreement. That makes the case for this to be a continuation of Gulf War I. No new U.N. resolutions. Bush went and got several more resolutions that were not needed to reopen the war. In my opinion Bush 1 should have done what the son had to do. But they were timid about going or not, based on the politics of the time. Coalition is the connecting word and the wording supports the legality of the 2nd Gulf war. While I rant I might as well bring up WMD, Coalition Forces have found various artillery shells and rockets and precursor chemicals to know that they had the capability to produce any quantity that they wanted. Notwithstanding the weapons and toxins that they admitted to having to the U.N. I don't see anywhere, in what has transpired, Bush has lied or not given Iraq more than any other country the opportunities to submit to the U.N. inspections before going in after the regime. Imagine Hussein with a nuclear device. Imagine Iran with the same thing. Iraq is the key to the Middle East and if you want to win there you better have it. To me it had become necessary. At what point do you take military action? If you wait, like we did for 30 yrs, you have more work to do.