Originally posted by Raskolnikov
Name one concession that Saddam Hussein has made without the direct threat of force.

Cool , so you agree he can do more PEACEFULLY !
A threat of force is still peacefull , till the strikes begin.

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.

No , 75% of the Americans are against the war , anyway statistics might vary significantly from one state/source to another.
But for the international coalition ... Just few europian countries agreed cuz they have no other choice , ("be with us or against us") , turkey & gulf states allows the U.S. to use their bases ... This is Bullsh*t man ,you know that people in all these countries oppose the war , but you know how much pressure the U.S. can use to get such approval.

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.

OK , so why don't you wait till you're finished with afghanistan first ? At least to see the results of your work .






[Edited by SLY on 02-08-2003 at 05:09 PM]