Originally posted by SLY

Originally posted by Raskolnikov
I still see no reason to defend the man, the regime, nor do I see a peaceful 'solution' that won't cost more lives in the long run and allows the Iraqi people "life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness" that I believe they deserve.

Dude , no body defend the man or his Fu*king regiem cuz everybody simply hate him ... But a peacefull solution is always possible in the hands of the more powerfull , which is the U.S. in that case .
If the U.S. government realy want peace , I'm sure they can force Iraq to do a lot more contribution peacefully and through the UN with no need to war ... It's just cuz the current U.S. government has other goals than real peace.

Name one concession that Saddam Hussein has made without the direct threat of force.

And tell me , shouldn't the U.S. be on the TOP of the democratic world ?? Doesn't 75% of your own people oppose this war (including the american dude who started this thread) ??

65% of Americans actually support the war (with an International coalition, the number drops considerably without international support). You need to research more current information.

Let me tell you something , why doesn't the U.S. go finish what they started in Afghanistan first ??

Has the US left Afghanistan? No. We're training an Afghani army, we're protecting the interum government, and we're still fighting Taliban and Al Quida elementis in Afghanistan. This is part of the reason why the North Koreans are talking big - they know we don't have the spare military units to threaten them directly so they're making a play for assurances that they aren't "next" on the regime change list.

Are you sure Iraq is going to be better ? How can you be so sure it won't turn to be like Vietnam ?

First off, Vietnam inspired some very drastic changes in US military doctrine, second the US consistantly WON shooting battles in Vietnam - the war was mostly a political and media defeat. Finally, the ONLY source that claims "oposition" to a US or coalition invasion is even remotely as dedicated as North Vietnam's is Iraq's state controlled media.

I can garantee you that right now, the #1 concern being discussed in the Pentagon right now is how to stop the Republican Guard from making it to Bagdad before an invasion force. That is the key element to winning this fight successfully and swiftley.