Mark, don't talk about things you don't know about. I don't know where to start. First, as a side note... The election wasn't rigged, Saddam was just the only person to run
not that that matters at all. You're absolutely right, Saddam is a militaristic dictator, and has been for some 30 years. Saddam has also kept his people alive through 10 years of UN imposed sanctions that have reduced a once first world country to third world poverty. Saddam has instituted a food subsidization program that 60% of Iraq depends on to live. for 25 cents, they get enough food to feed their family for a month, the 25 cents is only to pay the expenses incurred in delivering the food.
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A democracy cannot be started if the current leader doesn't let it happen
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What? What about the overthrow of the USSR? That was a completely internal revolution. And, lets just say that a democracy is instituted. For some reason we think that democracy will transform the country. Consider this: who will run? more fundementalists. Who will get elected? A Islamic fundementalist. Will this leave the country in a better state than it was? no!
Is it a war for oil... perhaps partially. It does beg the question, why aren't we going after the larger threat of North Korea. Is it a war to lift American Spirits? maybe. All I know is that it's a war that doesn't need to be waged. Containment worked for the USSR, containment worked in an almost identical situation in Egypt. Containment will work in Iraq.