They said because Saddam has got a weapons of mass destruction,sorry weapons of mass deception!Where are they??when they failed to prove their ugly allegations,they started to say saddam was bad guy because killing,and suppressing his people!What the funny!!Since when you guys taking care about Iraqi people??????Iraqi people is the nation whom you guys imposed against him a very cruel,and barbarous economic sanction for 13 years!!!By the way this economic sanction was totally illegal.I knew some stupids will say NO the economic sanction had imposed by UN.yes i know naif,but WHAT IS THE UN?????UN is one of American foreign ministery offices,and devices.In other words what does want will be accepted,and implemented.However what America doesn't want VETTO.America had played a great roll to make the poor iraqi people suffering from starvation for 13 years,causing of death millions of children,because of lack medicine or food.Meanwhile those ugly faces talking about Iraqi freedom without sh
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It was a bad idea. I think Bush wanted to do it for his daddy.
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The former president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, financed terrorist groups like Al-Qaida led by Osama bin-Laden. They were the ones responsible for 9/11 (destruction of NYC's World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon). \n\nI am Canadian. If our federal government was dictatorial, financing terrorism and torturing our people like Hussein's was, I would want another nation to come help dismantle our government. \n\nThe Iraq war was not BS and it wasn't over oil. Look at how high the price of gas is now at your neighbourhood gas station!\n\nThe US is not accusing Iran of having nuclear missiles right now. They are accusing Iran of planning to build them. This is a problem for the world because the president of Ian has publicly stated Israel 'should be wiped off the map'. Iran has recently developed nuclear energy for electrical energy. They have said they are going to develop nuclear weapons.\n\nThe main difference between the US and Iran is that the US has not threatened another country, but Iran has threatened Israel. The US is Israel's biggest ally and cannot stand and do nothing while Israel is threatened.\n\nBy the way, one nuclear missile will destroy an entire city (I mean destroy it completely, nothing left, no trees, no grass, no buildings, no people, nothing!) and wipe out everything around for about 100 miles out. So if you think it's weird that people get upset about having missiles aimed their way, think again!
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I wonder who really believes Iraq had weapons of mass destruction(WMD). Supposedly, the americans went to war to prevent Saddam from giving WMD to terrorists.  No WMD has been found, meaning either the iraqis never had WMD or somehow, the terrorists got the weapons. The american population was misled, not the government.  The government always had the reports saying Iraq had no WMD.  At the same time, there was a conflict about nuclear programs with North Korea.  Here they do have nuclear weapons.  Weird I don't see american troops in N. Korea.  So, was it for oil?  Definitely YES.\n\nIs it worth it?  Oil price has never been so high because constant supply from Iraq is not available.  Ask the families of the soldiers who died in that war, if it is worth it?  Ask the families of everyone else (workers or diplomats) who has died or been kidnapped if it is worth it?  Ask the American people who pay billions as tax money to support the military, if it is worth it?  \n\nThis war has been a complete failure.  There is only one reason:  The war was not necessary.
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Good point.  If I were a liberal, I would have just told the U.S. to "MIND THEIR BUSINESS!", Like they are doing now.\n\n\n-------\n\ndon't you people understand?  the question is a parallel to what Saddam has done.  The liberals are saying things, like, "we should mind our business", and "quit sticking our nose in other countries affairs"
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Did Alex B GED just claim that the GOP "solved a genocide" in Iraq in his post? I think the phrase is "created a genocide". Iraq officials now claim 150,000 Iraqis have been killed by insurgents. Gosh, the Iraqis must be SO thankful we are there!
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ARE YOU INSANE???\n\nFirst, we MADE Saddam Hussein, if he was EVER a threat it is because WE CREATED HIM. Do YOU know why our government was so CONVINCED they would find WMD's (so named because our PRESIDENT cannot SAY the word NUCLEAR!)???? \n\nWHY???? \n\n\nBecause WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS!!!!!!\n\nSecond, you cannot BEGIN to compare Saddam Hussein to HITLER??? 6 MILLION people man... 6 MILLION in like 7 years or so.. MAX... You cannot begin compare GW BUSH to those people who put a stop to Hitler's madness... \n\nThat is just asinine!!! \n\nThousands of dead American SOLDIERS and Iraqis is NOT worth proving that the Bushes AREN'T WIMPS!! \n\nDO NOT kid yourself into thinking that any of this is ANYTHING ELSE!!!\n\nI will agree with you on one thing, The ENEMY may be ruthless.. but they were NOT OUR ENEMIES until WE MADE THEM SUCH!!!!\n\nLet us at least be honest and not continue to delude ourselves into thinking we are anything but imperialists with something to prove. \n\n\nIt is NOT WORTH THE LIVES OF OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS!!!!
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FFS!! Here it is, yet again...\n\nWho lied??\n\n"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998. \n\n"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."  President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998. \n\n"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." \nMadeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998. \n\n"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."  -  Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 \n\n"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." \n    Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998. \n\n"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."  \nRep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998. \n\n"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."  \nMadeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999. \n\n"There is no doubt that... Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." \n    Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001. \n\n"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." \n    Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002. \n\n"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." \n    Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002. \n\n"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." \n    Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002. \n\n"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is using and developing weapons of mass destruction." \n    Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002. \n\n"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." \n    Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002. \n\n"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."\n    Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002. \n\n"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop n
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United States is evil. It just wants to approach it goals even if the cost is the life of millions of people. At that time the United States supported Iraq because it knew that the holy government of Iran is the biggest obstacle in Americas way to approach it's evil goals. But as soon as the Americans saw that Saddam's regime was turning it's back on them they stopped supporting it. United States doesn't care about the lives of people, and the human rights, this is why they supplied Iraq with Biological and chemical weapons wich caused more than 90% of the causualties of the war.\nthree years later the United States turned it's back against Iraq when Iraq attacked Kuwait cause this time Iraq wasn't moving with respect to their goals.
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Politically, it obviously wasn't a very good move, but other than that?  People seem to have forgotten the satellite images-they were hauling something...could this have been the WMD that was gone before the war was started?  Aside from that, though, we went in by using the UN resolutions as justification.  These **NUMEROUS** resolutions did not state that we could attack if Iraq has WMD, they put the burden of proof on Saddam-he had to prove that he didn't have WMD; that he had destroyed the KNOWN WMD from the 1st Gulf War.  He couldn't account for the WMD, therefore, we went in to uphold our side of the resolutions.
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They sure picked a bad time to open their mouths and say stupid things.  I know I won't forget what they did at this time.  What they have been doing borders on being anti-American, even treasonous.  I mean, the day before elections in which 70% of the Iraqi populous turned out, you have Weseley Clark saying we are losing the war.  Is that stupid, or what? (And I don't use the word "stupid" too often.)
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I do believe that the ex-iraqi regime wasn't good at all , it was totally vicious and a real evil , but , please , is it a US leader who meant to correct that ? no and million no , i prefer saddam husain than what america did over there , it was a big lie , they wanted oil for israel,  why should they do that and lose millions of millions ? because simply US is actually ruled and govern by israel , israeli rich people are all in US and they have the US economy in their hands , bush couldn't refuse that ,  yes all those who talked about mass distruction weapons were liers and  america won't do the same with iran because it would be a change point in the history when iran kick US ass-es , NOW  FOR ALL THOSE STILL BELIEVE US ADMINISTRATION : PLEASE , DO U FEEL BETTER WHEN YOUR FAMILIES MEMBERS ARE DYING IN IRAQ IN A WAR THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSE TO HANDLE , ARE YOU HAPPY WHILE IRAQI INNOCENT CHILDREN AND WOMEN AND OLD MEN BEING KILLED WITHOUT ANY MERCY FOR NO CLEAR REASONS ? COME ON I DON'T WANT THAT FREEDOM WHICH DAMAGING A COUNTRY AND MAKE IT EVEN WORSE THAN WHAT I HAS BEEN , PLEASE , AND HONESTLY  , LET'S CONFESS , YOUR DMINISTRATION LIED A BIG LIE , AND YOUR PEOPLE , OUR PEOPLE ( MUSLIMS) , ARE THE REAL VICTIMS , WE DON'T HATE YOU , YOU DON'T HATE US , YOUR ADMIMINSTRATION ARE DOING THINGS LIKE THAT .... THINK AGAIN ,,, AND BE CAREFUL IT'S WON'T BE LIKE THIS NEXT TIME ..\n\n\nTHANKS FOR THE ASKER
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"Clinton also stated that, while other countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a different category because he has used such weapons against his own people and against his neighbors."\n\nThat says it all, doesn't it?
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Firstly, I really like the phrasing of your question, Neddie. Beyond the fact I've always been a big fan of alliteration, there is some very clever wordplay in there. Nice!\n\nNeedless to say, I'll have nothing to do with this evil gang of criminals. The ANP is an atrocity and the bush administration IS the fourth reich writ large (in red, white and blue, alas). I truly loathe these people and everything they stand for.\n\nI'll try to read Suskind's book, as I never tire of seeing the truth about these murderous gangsters promulgated for all to see. Mind you, it's hard not to feel nauseous when contemplating that the deranged ann coulter's evil book of fallacies about Liberals is at or near the top of most best-seller lists. What is WRONG with this country?\n\nI'm not sure if the US government has forked over the reward money for al zarqawi's demise but I imagine the Iraqis who provided information on that evil bastard's hideout are entitled to it, blood money or nay. The relevant question, however, is what does it matter? His replacement has already begun carrying out atrocities on the same scale. I guess we'll offer the same reward for his "capture" and then do the same for his replacement, and so on, and so on, and so on... Good grief, when does this nightmare end?
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Iraqi civilians living in their country and US & UK soldiers are occupiers. Is it clear?\n\nYou may say allieds removed Saddam and did somethings for freedom and .....\nBut all of these answers are rehash. US soldiers are in Iraq and Afghanistan just for US benefits, NOT FOR DEMOCRACY.\nYou should know, someone like "Saddam" was supported by US several times because at that time US policy and benefits was so.\n\nIf I want to make a decision between innocent peope and professional soldiers, I'll select innocent people who are living in their country and if they had some problems with their leader, it wasn't their fault. It was related to aliens policy and benefits.\n\n> Saddam was one of US friends for a long time, untill US policy was change.\n\n>> Don't forget, allieds are in Iraq and Afghanistan and they are killing innocent people and unarmed men, women and children with some nonsense excuses, SO ALLIEDS ARE ENEMIES.\nI bet, if you was an Iraqi, you was an enemy and of course you tried to kill allieds because they are killing Iraqi people.\n\n>>> Have you ever seen (On TV and movies) ordinary people's resistance against Hitler's army during WWII?\nWho could say, those people were insurgents and saboteurs except of Nazies?
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every one would like free money but as you well know freedom isn't free and it cost american's far more in healtcare,financial aide and education for illegals than 1,500 a year. as for the 2,520 lives, how many are lost on the highways of this nation every month due to drunk driving, how about murder rates, what about the number of children each year who die at the hands of their 'loved ones', want to discuss the number of deaths due to cigarettes now? how much do you think these 'little wars' cost us every month? year? talk about senseless deaths...add to that how many iraqi citizens died horrific deaths daily at the hands of hussein? throwing idiotic claims like yours around detracts the ignorant from the real issues, unfortunately you have a lot of ignorant people out there who would rather believe you rather than seek the truth.
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John, You ask serious questions and you deserve serious answers -- even though they may not be what you want to hear.\n\nThe tribunal that convicted Saddam was not set up by the Americans, it was set up by the Iraqis themselves under provision of extant Iraqi law.\n\nTo group the rest of your questions together: \nIt's very important that Saddam by tried by his countrymen, and not by the World Court, or any other international tribunal. To try him there would have been an admission that the Iraqis lacked the ability to administer justice in their own land.\n\nWhether you or I agree with the whole Iraqi invasion is irrelevant. The fact is, now, it is imperative to do whatever it takes to send the message that the Iraqi government is in charge of its own destiny. How else can the fledgeling government claim any credibility at all if it fails to take on the responsibility of prosecuting this heinous criminal? \n\nAs to the release date of the sentence -- that date was established months ago when the verdict was announced. I doubt there was any connection between the announcement and the election in America. The new government in Iraq has been eager in recent months to demonstrate as much distance between their actions and the desires of the Americans as possible (consider the recent order by the government for the Americans to pull down blockades in Sadr City) I just don't believe they would be willing to be used like this.\n\nAnd finally, it really is worth noting -- you're correct, Saddam may have been tried by (what you call) "politcal/ethnic opponents;" but he was convicted on the basis of overwhelming amounts of unimpeachable evidence as to his active complicity in genocide. We owe it to ourselves to remember that.\n\nCheers, mate.
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From a Liberal.\nI don't believe the best about Saddam, where did you get that? He has a heinous track record.\nYes he lies.\nYes he might have moved those bombs to Syria. Might.\n\nNow, will you stop lumping us all in one category? Sheesh, what are you after?\nI hate and mistrust Saddam. Simple answer. Period.\n\nHappy?\nA simple answer is all that I require from you.