We both know that the corresponding UN resolution was not enough to justify the war. "Dire consequences" is diplomatic language and can be interpreted widely.
What else would it have meant? more sanctions? if we imposed more sanctions Iraq would die, litterally. Ever person would end up dieying (sp?). An invasion is the only thing it could have meant.
Most of the nations in and outside of the UN security council were against this war.
what did the dire consequences in 1441 mean then?
This is the reason why the U.S. avoided to bring in a new resolution that would explicitly allow the war. As a matter of fact Bush and his companions feared a new poll in the UN security council like the devil feares holy water.
Bush rushed the war because UN chief inspector Hans Blix even started to commend Iraq. Bush was afraid like hell that his already flimsy justification for the war would have been completely worthless soon.
How would it have been worthless? inspectors found banned weapons. Then Banned weapons (Scuds in the invasion, and WMD's later) were used on US troops. Hans Blix would have eventually found something.
In the first war on Iraq all the nations in the UN meant war and said war. They haven't said "dire consequences". They said: WAR!
But let us follow your also flimsy reasoning and say that the resolution meant war.
Did Hans Blix, the chief weapon inspector say that his means are exhausted? No! He even asked for more time.
French asked for more time, Germany asked for more time.
More time for what? finding more VIOLATIONS? what would the UN have done if he found even more violations? one violation of one resolution should be enough, but for some reason the UN loves Saddam. They gave him leeway when fireing on US plains in a safe zone, they gave him leeway when he kicked the Weapons inspectors our, they gave him leeway when Al Samoud 2's were found, they gave him leeway when he was torturing innocents.
The only nation who pressed for a war was the U.S.
So please don't declare this as an UN war. This was an US war.
You went into this war to defend your country? From whom? From a nation already defeated by a first war and suffering 12 years of embargo? A nation of camel drivers?
So if a nation loses a war they are allowed to fire on whomever they choose? even if they said they would not fire on plains in a certain area? We lost the Vietnam War, how come you wont let us Attack Iraq?
You went into this war in order to do your friends in Israel a favour and to secure the oil (which is now as insecure as never before). The fairy-tales of WMD are already blown up, so please don't try this again.
By getting rid of Saddam we did THE WORLD a favor. Saddam is an Evil < expletive > who should have been sent straight to hell when USA soldiers found him. OIL???? you are STILL going on about oil that we care nothing about??? i thought you were smarter than the average brainwashed Bush Hater, but i guess i was wrong. The FIRST gulf war was about Oil, the Second one has nothing to do with oil. We obviously haven't taken Iraqs oil like everyone was saying we were.
I agree with you that your soldiers are willing to help this country, but the willingness doesn't help the people.
The outcome is what counts. And what is the outcome?
Dead Iraqi toddlers and babies after bombing Iraqi towns as a sign of deep helplessness of the US troops.
HAHAHA. Iraqi towns? we bomb buildings, not towns. You should really look up "Tomahawk Cruise Missile" and "Smartbombs".
Ask the people in Iraq whether their life is better now. What will they answer?
No electricity, riot everywhere, nightly bombing by the Americans, attacks by islamic terrorists, no jobs and a huge pollution resulting from the weapons that had been applied during the war.
There was no electricity 6 months ago because of Saddams Troops setting fire to oil fields. Now there is more electricity. riot everywhere? where? the only "riot" is the protests about troops. Attacks by islamic terrorists, at least they have a cause. I would rather die by a terrorist attack than by being tortured to death. Pollution? which weapons pollute iraq?
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