As Senax said earlier this thread is treading on dangerous ground. Get back on topic, "Is [the] Iraq war [a] part of [the] War on Terrorism?", or this thread will be locked.

And any profanity is forbidden:
So Catz examples are also streng verboten.

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Hedonistic Lemming

Billy Bob: "From now on I don't want to be quoted. EVER! "

Here is a link to the rules:

http://www.politicalforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4745

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Strictly forbidden.

Now, back on topic folks!

If arse isn't filtered does it count as profanity? Read the rules now as well. No swearing from me.

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What's this i hear bed? Word has it you and Pam are sleeping together.

Many Americans continue to say Saddam did not comply with U.N. resolutions, but it appears from recent reports that he did comply, years ago (no weapons).

No, I don’t believe the United States, or the world are better off with Saddam in prison. Maybe the Iraqi people are.

Even the U.N. was against him because they required their presence at the destruction of the weapons, as he claimed he did, in order to verify. The inspectors were shut out by Saddam for purposes of verification and were ushered out by Iraq in the days before the invasion. They never got to verify his claim, and he never allowed them. Their destruction is still not verifiable. They're not there, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. He could have smuggled them out, or buried them somewhere in the desert. We may never know.
Well I do. I'd much rather shoot first and ask questions later than to have another atrocity enacted on U.S. soil. Remember, after 9/11 there was a lot of pressure to prevent another attack. It was time for us to be proactive instead of reactive.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

You are a smart guy, but you must remember that the inspectors left because we were going to attack and therefore inspections were moot. And speaking of inspectors, they were given access even to Saddam’s Palaces, which you’ll recall was a significant problem with previous inspections.

Colin Powell said we knew where the weapons were before our invasion. If that was the case, we should have sent the inspectors to those sites and waited for the results before attacking. If weapons had been found it would have been much easier to build an actual coalition.

I do agree that all parts of the U.N. resolutions were not followed, but all evidence points to the fact that the most important parts, the removal of weapons of mass destruction were carried out. Recent reports say that the weapons have probably been gone for several years.

I’m surprised you said shoot first and ask questions later. I’ll bet your pizza delivery guy is nervous on late night deliveries (my poor attempt at humor). It’s as though we felt we had to attack someone, anyone.

Now much does it bother you that our military is stretched to the breaking point in the wrong country when there are larger, more credible threats in several other areas?

Thanks Saddam kicked them out. They were not allowed free reign of where they wanted to search. They were required to disclose where they intended to inspect, no surprise inspections. We have transcripts of radio transmissions where they warned the commander of impending inspections minutes before the UN guys got to a location to check. Saddam didn't allow that. If weapons would have been found, we wouldn't have had to go to war at all. Check the Duelfer report that just came out last week. It shows Saddam's intent to decieve and keep his weapons programs alive so he could reconstitute them ASAP.
You're buying into the liberal media. We have the strongest military in the world. It's not even close to the breaking point. Next, you'll be echoing Kerry and saying Bush has a secret plan for a draft.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)