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It was time we heard from this perspective. Great poll.
You will find that the people such a myself who were anti war, were nether pro Saddam, and undoubtedly the Iraqy people are, sorry, will be, better off in the future, so long as things stabilise. However I also felt that there were other methods that didn't involve such a degree of death and destruction.
The way it was carried out was immoral, the lies, the hypocracy and the underlying actual reasons. but the end result will ultimately beneficial. I do personally believe that it will remain a country dogged by terrorism for the foreseeable future.
The terrorists do not represent the majority of the iraqy people. They do however are symbolic of general sentiment and hatred of the overall Arab world. Something which we should be addressing. NOT getting side tracked with Saddam, who as was announced recently had very little to do with terrorism, with respects to Al Quada.
'However I also felt that there were other methods that didn't involve such a degree of death and destruction. '
Such as? Politely asking saddam to step down, and replace the baathist party dictatorship with a free democracy? More sanctions that would simply be ignored by our 'allies' in europe? Perhaps divine intervention?
No seriously, I'd like to hear how you'd remove saddam and his thugs from power without loss of life.
"The terrorists do not represent the majority of the iraqy people. They do however are symbolic of general sentiment and hatred of the overall Arab world. Something which we should be addressing. NOT getting side tracked with Saddam" -WNC
Agree with every sentence but the last. The terrorists do not represent the country...they are mainly shadow organizations for the ruling Islamic kingdoms in the middle East. Let's not forget that al Qaeda was tolerated and even funded by many nations before 9/11. The fundamentalists have been building their power base since WWII. The fundamentalist strongly believe in Islamic rule (sharia) indoctrinated in the Quran. They want all Muslim countries to be ruled in this fashion. Many Muslims immigrate and secular countries with no intention of assimilation because they share these beliefs.
Saddam was the best target to stop the oppression of the fundamentalists...because he was a secular ruler and an avowed enemy of the U.S. and to a lesser extent, sharia law in the Middle East. Plus he was an evil murderer. Attacking Iraq allows the U.S. to begin the battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims by establishing democracy in an already rich country, strategically located, and full of an educated populace. It was the best mix to make for a relatively-quick successful democracy. Why do you think Syrian, Iranian, Yemeni and Saudi terrorists are descending on Iraq? Because they know that their citizens will demand democracy when they see their Arab brothers adopt free markets and secularism in Iraq. This is a 20-50 year project and we'll win because democracy is the most lucrative and appealing form of government. It beats fundamentalist oppression any day.
Saddam's ego and sloppy rule made him the ultimate lame duck in the Mid East. Plus, he wasn't a fundamentalist. The genocide, debauchery and economic oppression that his government practiced could not be kept quiet in the international community. Other Muslim countries have the diplomatic sense to cooperate with us on the face because of trade and because they know it insures their survival. The U.S. is now wise to this subterfuge and it's counterbalancing it by quietly seeking to completely transform the Middle East into a completely democratic region. We wouldn' have had to force this transformation if the fundamentalists hadn't pushed sharia into the international arena...and you know started immigrating terrorists to are country, and you know...kill 3,000 Americans.
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