"If Hussein tries to annex land like Hitler did, then I say we squash him.
If Hussein attacks a sovereign nation like Hitler did, we squash him again.
If he violates a treaty Like Hitler (building up illegal forces), then we make him comply. Note the difference. If this means war, then please let it be for all the right reasons, and those reasons have not been met as of yet IMHO. "
MT MT MT MT you naive fool
Hitler did not need to "attack" a soverign nstion till September 1939, before that he was allowed by the weak allies to ILLEGALY and in breach of various treaties:
Create army of over 100,000
Reintroduce conscription
Publicly dump the Versailles treaty
Create an airforce
Remiliterize the Rheinland
Annex austria
Was given the Sudetenland "Peace in our times"
Invade the rest of Czechoslovakia in March 39
So he was allowed at least thse eight major vilotations of major treaties with no seroius reprecussions. This involved the forcible invasion and anexation of two soveriegn countries, Austria and the whole of Czeckoslovakia and he allies failed to act because they were against war. Why didnt they squash him when he invaded the whole remaining czeckoslovakia in March 39? Can you guess why Hitler was less than discouraged when he decided to invade Poland.
How can you be so foolish?
I like your euphamism "illegal forces". Since in the REAL WORLD this means nuclear weapons how exactly do you intend to make him comply when he develops such an "illegal force" ? Even one nuke is catastrophic.
Do you actually think he will just drop his lifelong ambitions of power all of a sudden to let the inspectors and UN discover everything. He is buying time, thats all. He knew the US was serious about attacking and he blinked. Now it's back to his realm of confusing the UN. He just wants time. Its obvious. Time for what? I dont know but based on his track record I dont think it's anything all that good. If the French had acted in 1936 Hitler would have been done yet only a few years later they were overrrun by him in 6 weeks. Now dont be idiotic and say its unrealistic to think Hussain will overrun the USA, of course he wont. The point is timing is crucial in a short time something could develop to drastically change the situation. We must be agressive, we must make it clear we are not afraid to go to war. In fact that is the key with murderous dictators just as is it with schoolyard bullies. Make it clear we are not afraid to fight right now, make it clear he will get a bloody nose in the first second he tries anything. Not doing so only invites and incourages a dictators agression and attention. If we come to him fearful and reluctant then thats how he will see us - fearful and reluctant and hesitant to act or even react. This cannot be allowed. I simply cannot understand how liberal types fail to see this in the past decade, maybe you guys should grow a pair of balls like Kennedy grew during the missle crisis. He openly threatened war and the tryrant backed down. Imagine if we were sendig congressional envoys to moscow who only criticized the US stance....
One last thing:
George W. Bush = Good guy
Saddam Hussein = Bad guy
