Pres. Bush decides to oust Saddam!...

[ben-the-slacker]

Read it here.

Your views on Pres. Bush's action please!

Hope he can do what his dad failed to do. But it will require a lot of political will in this country to do as GWB says.

We need to rid the world of not only the Saddams and OBLs but also the financiers in Saudi Arabia. That is the #1 country which is a source of funds and soldiers. But they don't admit anything and like to do it all by remote control.

[amdkt7]

I think it's a given that Bush would do it. Clinton should have done it when Iraq threw out the weapons inspectors.

It's just a matter of time.

As for Saudi Arabia, we have a major problem there. Those people are so two faced, pretending to be our friends, while teaching their kids that we are infidels that need to be eliminated!

[willy_ph]

I don't know if ousting Saddam is the best thing for that country. Sure he isn't the greatest person to run their country, but at least there is stability.

Besides, will ousting Saddam really end the santions that the US has imposed that have killed many, many Iraqi women, men and children???? Probably not.

[amdkt7]

Maybe Iraq will never be stable, but at least we can supress their weapons programs and reduce their military!

[willy_ph]

I think that in international law, the right to have a military and the right to develop weapons are protected. Iraq is a soveign country.

You can't force someone to conform to what you think is best for them, just like you can't force a country to do what the US thinks is right.

Sure totalitarian governments and dictators may not be the best thing for the world, but at least they're stable. Has Iraq had an economic meltdown like Argentina?? No. Why? Because the economy and political system is stable, unlike Argentina.

Hate to say it, but democracy isn't the best system. Besides, do you really think that any of the major western powers really have a legitimate democracy??

Think about that last question long and hard before answering it.

[OuTpaTienT]

Originally posted by willy_ph
Besides, will ousting Saddam really end the santions that the US has imposed that have killed many, many Iraqi women, men and children???? Probably not.

That is such a load of steaming crap. You should be embarrassed that you are so uneducated. You seriously need to investigate the FACTS of the argument before you go spouting off liberal lies.

[MDdan]

Uh....the article you linked to said he is considering his options, not that he has decided to do it.

So lets not get all worked up...seems like at every stage people have assumed Bush would go off and do something kooky. But he's acted with wisdom and restraint in many ways.

Just my 2 cents.

[TC]

Iraq exports BILLIONS of dollars of crude oil (or used to hehe) which is why they haven't had an "economic meltdown". What the heck comes out of Argentina?

Iraq already invaded one country and killed their own people simply because of different beliefs...so should the International community sit back and let Iraq do it again? Or should they attempt to PREVENT it from happening again? I think we are saving more lives and preventing more wars by imposing sanctions than we are in hurting anyone. In the end, we are protecting our own interests over here in North America.

By taking the fight to Afghanistan we are preventing the same tragedy (Sept 11) from happening again, or at least TRYING to prevent it. That's what we are doing in Iraq.

Sorry, but I have to agree with Outpatient on this one. Go get some education before spatting off next time...

TC

[willy_ph]

Here's some links to read.

Link #1

Link #2

The problem with the sanctions is that they are designed to reduce the economic and political power that the government has. Unfortunately, that ends up directly impacting the general public, not the government.

The sanctions are preventing the economic and social comeback of Iraq.