Dear Mario,
As I travel these days, I often wonder - what exactly is all this about.
From my experience, MOST Americans I have met are beautiful people. And Yet,
as I look at their faces at airports, I see concern and anxiety.
After the horrible 9-11 attacks on NY, the entire world (minus A-Q) were sympathetic towards the US. When the Taliban came tumbling down, the world cheered.
It was America's right to fight back in self-defence.
But ..... what happened therafter?
The US took the eyes off the bird in hand and went after the SadMan in the bush!
and you still do not understand why the US has lost sympathy it gained after 9-11?
I support actions of self defence. No decent person will oppose it.
But.... pre-emptive ?!
Now to your assertions -> a few comments
Mario 1: < what happened to the WMDs that they had? >
* any info on WHO gave them those WMDs in the first place, and WHY?
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Mario 2: < All he had to do keep his dictatorship was to prove to UN inspectors that there were no WMDs in Iraq >
* Prove the negative Hanh?!! Sure..!
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Mario 3: <If he had done this the sanctions would have been lifted and the coalition that wanted the regime change would have had to look for another excuse>
* and risk an attack from Iran? That would be very smart of him - would it not?
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Mario 4: <The Duelfer document contradicted virtually all the pre-war claims from London and Washington about Saddam possessing biological and chemical weapons, and reconstituting Iraq’s nuclear programme>
* but NOT the REPEATED (ad nauseam) assertions of weapons inspector Scott Ritter, nor those of Chief Weapons inspector Hans Blix.
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Mario 5: <the known links between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein as detailed in the 9/11 Commission report>
* would you please direct attention to the page of that report where this is detailed as such.
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Mario 6: <France, China and Russia, whom we now know Saddam had bribed through the oil-food-program>
* And this was the program which was overseen by the US and Britain - was it not? Would you know if (per chance) any US & British companies were involved?
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Mario 7: <Iraq had already pre-emptively attacked Iran>
* I am beginning to wonder. Why was Saddam NOT brought down at that time? Any info on WHICH countries provided logistic and weapons support to this madman at that time?
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Mario 8: <Iraq had already pre-emptively attacked Kuwait>
* Any difference from: -> China in Tibet, India in Goa, India in East Pakistan, Indonesia in East Timor.....would you not agree?
Fortunately, papa Bush and the world rightly put Saddam in his place !
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Mario 9: <80% of the Iraqi population are eagerly looking forward to the coming elections>
* How do you know that for a fact Mariobab?
just asking because I know not the answer.
Hoping that this violence will end sooner than later
jc
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