A respectable and effective protest to the war

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Originally posted by Undertoad
I'll ask the same question of you. What's different here? Hussein resigned the first war with an agreement to disarm. Then he didn't. The UNSC voted 15-0 that he still has to disarm. Blix came back and said he's not disarming. Ritter said in 1998 that he wasn't disarming. What is different here? This is simply part 2 of the same war you wanted so badly before.

If applying absolutes to Iraq, then why so quiet about nine atomic bombs in South Africa? Why so quiet about biological weapons of mass destruction missing and unaccounted for in S Africa. We should be attacking Israel for an outright an intentional attack on the USS Libety. We should be seeking UN sanctions on Israel for possessing nuclear weapons. The UN should be invading Israel for way too many violations of UN resolutions and outright violations of human rights. We should be attacking both Pakistan and India for their outright proliferation of nuclear weapons and selling associated war material. Why not attack Castro for violations of human rights. Why are we not involved in wars of Ivory Coast, Liberia, Siera Leon, Sri Lanka, Congo? Why do we not threaten Mugabee - clearly more abusive to his people than Saddam? Why did we not immediately invade East Timor or solve the race riots in the Marshall Islands?

Why do they not so concern you? If absolutes don't apply to these events, then why demand absolutes on Iraq? Accusations against Iraq have equal or less credibility than all those above violations. What make Iraq different? Saddam.

Adults don't immediately solve everything with violence. America once was a tolerant nation that let most crisis fester - diplomatic solutions were used - and most ended up solving themselves. Military force was only used after everyone screwed up and then we were required. As a result, everyone welcomed Americans. However under the hate promoter George Jr, every crisis - even over a spy plane - means war. Damn UT. Once you were a tolerant man. I now see veins hanging from your teeth. And its not just you. This man promotes hate an fear. 6 Arabs enter NY from Canada. Rumored attacks on the Golden Gate Bridge. All were faked, but issued at politically convenient times. Don't you see yourself being played?

What did Hans Blix say? He will solve the problem but he needs time. George Jr intentionlly misrepresented Blix's report to the UN as you have done now. Did you read it? Hans Blix personally accuses George Jr of misrepresenting his report. Hans Blix says they don't have FULL cooperation. They are getting cooperation, but not FULL cooperation meaning only more diplomatic pressure and negotiation must be applied. What did Hans Blix demand? He needs more time. Not war. Not a military solution. He needs time. But George Jr really does not care about those WMD. Is that not yet so obvious?

US governement will not even give Blix full information to do his job. Of course not. Unfortunately a successful Hans Blix will only get in the way of George Jr's 'war at any cost' plan. After all the rumored WMD are only George Jr's excuse. Even a rumored sexual pervert can see through that. Why can't you?

George Jr wants Saddam's head. WMD and Al Qaeda are but excuses, real or invented, to accomplish what George Jr really wants. A personal vendetta.

George Jr's staff should go down into history as the people who drank champaigne rather than do their job: define Saddam's surrender. Again, WMD are only an excuse. Hans Blix could solve the whole problem if given time. But WMD are only an excuse. If Saddam lives again, George Jr's people go down into history as the people who protected Saddam, again.

Stop applying a double standard to UN resolutions. If you want absolutes, then first demand an attack on Israel for their repeated and direct violations of UN resolutions. This is a George Jr personal vendetta. George Jr has even kept enough information from the inspectors so they cannot be as successful - using a stupid national security excuse.

War requires a smoking gun. No smoking gun exists. All we have is reason for heated negotiation and continued inspection that should continue for one more year or longer. But that would directly violate George Jr's real objectives.

Why are we not attacking North Korea? No one in North Korea will put George Jr and his staff into history as losers like Saddam. North Korea has a serious WMD. But WMD are only an excuse. d UT's absolutes don't provide the smoking gun so necessary to justify war in Iraq. They justify war elsewhere. Its called a double standard because the WMD are really irrelevant.