Saddam Hussein Wants A Debate

[John Bono]

Originally posted by Pin Man
Saddam Hussein DOESN'T DESERVE a debate. He had his chance. No matter what he says it is bound to be a lie. I mean come on IF Saddam Hussein wanted peace then why is he making bio gas and weapons of mass destruction.

You mean, like we do?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for going to war with Iraq--I just think most everyone has the wrong reason. I think war for oil is ludicrous (even though that's half the reason we're going to war--notice we're not that interested in N. Korea). I also think Iraq poses only a trivial threat to the U.S. Silencing voices of dissent only causes actions of dissent.
I try to think of myself as a good person--one who will always help others and stick up for the little guy. Yet for the last fifty years our country has ignored the little guy--the 'Ethnically cleansed' in Serbia, the people under the crushing heel of North Korean and Chinese regimes--the millions of oppressed women of Muslim nations. The dying continent of Africa, of which the world's scientific community should be trying to fix. Countless others. I believe we should remove Saddam, simply for his incredible lack of respect of, and wanted destruction of, human life. That in itself is enough. That in itself, to me, is all that matters. It is true that the world is not black and white, but I think we can tell a VERY dark shade of grey apart from a light one. This war could be a step in the right direction.
Then again, ignoring international law and sending in a hundred Navy Seales (you can't just kill Saddam, you have to take out the entire regime) would fix the problem more efficiently with less loss of human life. That, in my opinion, was the best course of action for everyone. Saddam has had his chance over and over. We've even offered him lack of prosecution for his crimes if he were to step into exile. There's just no reasoning with some crazy people.
To sum it up, I think we, as the largest military force in the workd, in a position to help oppressed peoples, should. It's called being a decent human being, people.