Look, we agree more than you think.
1. There can be no doubt that Iraq is not complying with the UN sanctions. Even France, Germany and Russia agree on that in the SC.
2. There can be no doubt that Hussein has defied the UN SC for twelve years on disarmament. France, Germany and Russia agree on that in the SC too.
3. There can be no doubt that Hussein is one of the absolute worst dictators currently tyrannizing his own people in the world. "Genocidal maniac" is a highly accurate term when applied to Hussein.
4. There can be no doubt that the world AND the Iraqi people would be better off with him out of power.
5. There can be no doubt that it is ONLY the presence of a massive Allied military organization on his doorstep that is responsible for the minor disarmament that he does agree to do.
6. We BOTH agree that military force should not be used without UN SC sanction.
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Where we disagree is quite simple and clearly draws a line between us.
I think it IS time for the SC to authorize force. The military organization is in place and ready and MORE than competent to do this with an absolute minimum of civilian casualties. Indeed, the recent spate of surrendering Iraqi soliders indicates that it may be a "non event".
Clearly, THIS is the time to remove him from power and give the Iraqi people a chance at a "normal" existence. One without genocide, without the torture of children in front of their parents.
I can't believe that France, Germany and Russia are willing to allow this situation to continue when they could so easily change it. Here, right here before them, is a chance to REDUCE some of the evil in the world. And they are blind to that chance.
You on the other hand are quite willing to ignore all the foregoing agreement and willing to allow the Iraqi people to continue to suffer for....... some unknown, incomprehensible reason.
Seems to me that you do agree with the aforementioned items; you have in various posts.
What puzzles me is why you aren't ENCOURAGING your government to get this dictator out of there.
Seems the best you can come up with is "Well, there are other dictators too." And "We don't like Bush".
Damn fine reasons for wasting this opportunity to do the "right thing".
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As for Vietnam, if I owe them an apology at all, it's for my govenment abandoning the fight and allowing the North to condemn the entire country to the living death of no freedom that is Communism. And of course, an apology is due to the Cambodians, since the reunified Vietnam installed Pol Pot as their puppet and he proceeded with a genocide that rivals that of... well, you know who.
Your support of them speaks volumes. Murder and genocide is fine by you as long as they commit it. Your stance is the same on Iraq. You can excuse anything they do and justify standing idly by as people are slaughtered in the hundreds of thousands.
