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Originally posted by MarkF
Hissein has so much bloody power over there that the people are afraid to speak against him. The trouble with letting them form their own democratic government, in my view, is that since he has just about every election rigged (HELLO! 100% approval rating!), someone (US) has to step in and straighten everything out. A democracy cannot be started if the current leader doesn't let it happen, and do you really think Hussein is going to say, "Oh, you know what? You're right, I am being unfair.", and step off? Think about what all the people of Iraq will do. They've been stuck under this tyrant for YEARS and have been too scared to do anything about it...what will happen when they realize he has lost all his power, especially if of his own will? I think he's mostly scared to step down, seeing as he's dug such a HUGE hole for himself. He's standing in his grave as it is...maybe he's provoking war so that he can go out with a bang.
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He's not provoking war. He's not trying to provoke us. Rather, he's trying to stall our war efforts. He's not dumb, he knows he's not going to win. He wants to remain in power. If he were trying to incite us to attack, would he be playing the UN dissent like he is? Would he ever have allowed inspectors back in? No, he's trying to take away our ability to justify a war.
I have a proposal: how about we take care of him the way we did (and are doing) with Fidel Castro? We continue the embargo, and wait for public resentment to build up, and when the outcry is greater than the despot's health, interesting stuff happens. Best of all, we can't be called bullies. All we are doing is voicing our opinions on the leadership of the country, and the rest is up to the citizens, whatever god you wish to pray to, and the immune systems of the annoying guys. Yes, it takes a little longer, but I think it's better in the long run. Again, look at Cuba. It's already getting a little better, and Castro is still in power.