At 13:33 06-10-2002 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: >Surely you can see the difference between a fascist dictator and a >and a democractically elected government? Why should the former be >protected? Especially when the former has repeatedly disobeyed >instructions of the United Nations?
Well, other countries have disobeyed instructions from the UN, and at least one of them enjoys protection by the United States, so "disobeying UN instructions" is hardly a valid reason for an invasion. >Maybe the other countries need to do their part rather than watching >idly while the US shoulders the burden of enforcing UN agreements The UN Security Council has not yet decided to use military force against Iraq, so the US is not "shouldering the burden". Further, the US has already announced it will attack Iraq even if the UNSC votes against it, so if that happens the US has no right to complain about "shouldering the burden". And finally, I think the US would only have a right to complain about "shouldering the burden" if it had been consistent in demanding military action against countries that "disobey UN instructions". > > No. I have never talked to an Iraqi, ever. So I have no evidence to > > the contrary. I even agree with you that being ruled by Saddam *must* > > suck. However, I question your assumption that they'd be glad of any > > American action to 'topple the regime'. > >That, of course, is an emotional response, not a logical one. In fact, >it is quite illogical. Why is it illogical? The previous time the US attacked Iraq, it left the country in ruins. I doubt the population has forgotten about that yet. They have every reason to expect that the infrastructure they rebuilt after the war will once again be destroyed if and when the US attacks again. You should also not forget that the Iraqi population has been told for decades how evil the US is. Even if they hate Saddam Hussein, those anti-American sentiments will not miraculously disappear when a new, pro-US regime is installed. Jeroen "And now, back to studying" van Baardwijk __________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
