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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Oct 9 2004, 12:22 AM
I'm not trying to pile on any one person in particular, but I have a serious question for anyone who still supports the war and the reasons for it.
The question is : What more evidence do you need that the reasons for this war (WMD and al-qaeda links) were false?
If you are going to give me some "new reason" that has cropped up in the last day or two (he was scamming the oil-for-food program!) then don't bother answering. We all know that it simply wasn't that. That is at best a diversion.
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That's my point Roos....my reasons haven't changed.
The facts still remain....
Saddam had in his posession post '91 WMD (I hate the phrase).
He used them prior to that time.
They were documented post Gulf War.
He was mandated by the UN to destory them and to do so in an accountable manner.
He did not.
He ignored/laughed at/disrespected 17 UN resolutions and a cease fire agreement.
He had illegal missiles capable of reaching Israel...those were found early on. No nasty warheads, though.
It was reasonable to assume that he had them still and that they could be used to attack his neighbors or pawned off to terrorists.
Hussein supported terrorism.
He paid families of Palestinian suicide bombers.
He gave refuge to Abu Nidal.
He gave refuge and medical treatment to Al-Zarqawi, who is associated with Al-Qaeda.
Still going with facts here.....
I have NEVER said there was a link between Hussein and 9-11.
I have NEVER said there was a link between Hussein and Bin-Laden.
I have ONLY said (in this area) that it was not unlikely that sharing a common enemy would unite them at some point in the future in some way.
Do you have a serious problem with any of these facts? If you don't, then it comes down to you and I having different views on what justifies a madman's removal from power. I find the above pretty compelling whether WMD's were found or not.
As for your last paragraph, if you'll read my earlier post you might find that I beat you to that punch.