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Invade
Nobody is in favor of war, or killing innocent people, or
destroying property.  War should always come as the last
resort, and I believe that last resort is upon us.

I believe that Iraq has biological and chemical weapons in
its arsenal.  Iraq has not given any evidence to support
the destruction or whereabouts of said weapons.  I
believe it is Iraq's strategy to hide what they don't want
inspectors to see, and deny any wrongdoing.  If they are
good enough at deception, they know peace favoring
nations will be hard pressed to support violence in a
region that has already suffered.

It's the best strategy for Saddam to follow.  He keeps his
Trump Card, to use either directly against lesser foes, or
to pass along to any worldwide terrorist group that
pleases him.  Pleasing to him, is the death of anyone from
the West.  He has openly supported terrorist activities, as
long as Israelis or Christians are the target.

The United Nations passed resolution 1441 which stated
that Iraq must
immediately turn over all information on its
WMD programs, and it offered an accepted timeline.  That
timeline has come and gone.  Any timeline will come and
go.  Simply put, that's Saddam’s current M.O. and always
will be.

Without military action the very real possibility of Iraq's
weapons ending up on American soil exists.  Thousands
of Americans have already been killed by terrorists over
the last few years (can France say that?).  Also, without
military action the United Nation's credibility suffers.

I say invade Iraq with overwhelming force and speed.  
Such a tactic will cause Republican Guard soldiers to
throw down their arms and join the good guys on the
march towards Baghdad.  Bomb every Presidential palace
and you will hear squeals of delight from every average
Iraqi citizen.  
If Saddam has and uses WMD during the
attack,  won't that only prove that we were right in the
first place?
Powell and Bush say enough
is enough.  It's time to act.  
Click pic for more.
A daily political web news
agency that often breaks the
story first.
More Inspections
Due to the high price of warfare, we should continue to
inspect and work with Iraq until they are no longer a
threat to themselves or the rest of the world.  Progress
is being made, even if it's not at the speed we'd like to
see.  We helped make the deadlines; we can surely
amend our handiwork.

IF we attack Iraq tomorrow, how long will that take?  
How many lives on both sides will be lost?  How long
after that will Americans have to stay there until we are
satisfied there is no longer a danger?  How much will
this cost us in total?

I say let's direct our tax dollars at the problem from a
different angle. Step up inspections one-hundred fold.  
Put so many United Nations people in the country that
building weapons becomes implausible, and well hid for
that long unlikely.  Do it for five years.  Compare the
cost of human life and military spending with that of an
all out attack. Compare the timeframe.  Wait out Saddam
Hussein.  How long can he live anyway?

Last but not least, do we really want to give Terrorists
any more reasons to rally their troops?  There are
probably hundreds of young men on the fence as to
whether or not to get involved with these scumbags.  I
say, let's not hand them more amunition, but instead an
olive branch.  All I am saying, is give peace a chance...
Very interesting Time
Magazine article on
French leader.  Click pic
for story.
Or What About This?
We need to ask ourselves a sobering question. Why the hell do so many nations
hate us?  One of the main reasons you will find is this.  Other countries are tired
of us instilling our will at them or their neighbors.  America has bases all over the
globe.  Why is this?  It is to serve as Earth's police department and protect our
interests.  I say enough is enough.  When I count to three, everyone grab your
stuff and come the hell home!  One...  two...  three, let's go!

The world today is so much smaller than it was fifty years ago after WWII.  Back
then we actually needed a presence throughout the world.  Not today.  We have
the means to be anywhere  in a period of HOURS.  There really isn't the need
anymore to have bases on every continent.

What would happen if we just said "The hell with it, we're outta here?"  Arabs
would be very happy, and really not have any reason to hate us.  Israel would still
exist, because on our way out we would politely state (much like a father to a
noisy child at bedtime) that if "we have to come back, you aren't going to be
happy" with the results.  We could take all those resources and take care of our
own boarders here in America.

We'd save an assload of money.  Our economy would soar.  People would like us
and not want so much to harm us.

I say let the rest of the world kill themselves if that's what they want to do.  We
need to take care of business here at home!  Let's take a hands-off approach to
the world, and only deal with countries that like us or want our goods.  Left
alone, the globe will only prosper under a capitalist mindset.  They don't need to
have it rammed down their throats!
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