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Originally posted by Black Lazerus

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We went into Iraq because Saddam Hussein was a naughty boy. Whether we found wmds or not he violated several resolutions on the matter. So we took that as our opportunity to go in there. Why the hell not?

The US had no right to enforce UN resolutions without the backing of the UN.

The US has the right to do whatever it wants as long as the overall government facility has its particular say and vote about it (and that isn't even always the standard).

They do however, have to stand the risk of the backlash that could have been created by going against the UN. But I think that our relationships with our true ALlies is still pretty much in good standing.

The al quaeda link was only a small portion of the reasons to go to war. It's weight has yet to be realized. I personally think there is a mid to major link, though I have nothing backing such a claim so I don't try to run around and shout about it. It's just a gut feeling based on small things.

Al qudea is not Iraq... stop acting like they are the same entities they are not the same.

SEe above boldings., hence I stopped and really never started.

The reasons to go for war (and the validity of those reasons) will be debated for a long time to come. I wish not to debate these things because hell I have no clue at this point.

REgardless, we took the fight over there. Terrorists migrated there. We are fighting said terrorists there.

I will be sure to call you a terrorist if some other government came over to take over the USA and place in a new government they that approved of. And you took up arms and fought them.

Common misonception. Sure Bush had hopes that a democracy would be put into their new system to benefit us. However, as much as in picking those interim leaders to set up the government would have helped that, the new government very much could have opted for communism or any such thing. And with elections within a year, the people could pretty much vote in people that hate America. It's not a puppet government in the long run. It could backfire on us. The point is in ousting Saddam and putting in this interim government who is bringing them a free election where they dont have to worry about getting their heads chopped off for voting for the 'wrong guy', we essentially gave them some idea of freedom.

That being said I think I might move to Iraq to take advantage of their flat tax. :thumbup: