PEACE wrote:U.S government lies- Too little ones.
Theres these big ol' nasty nuclear weapons just chillin in SAaddams back garden.
The fact that by going to war they now are in such a better position in relation to oil.
I'm sorry but freedom of the Iraqi people was not the main motive- it was a convenient option so the world would get behind them-
Don't get me wrong Iam totally down with freedom for everybody- and am Pleased Iraq is a better place to live from Iraqi civilians.
Clearly the US government does lie; you're not alone there though, you should see what the Canadian government's been up to. They were simpy stealing envelopes full of money received as bribes from various individuals and corporations. And then they funnelled like over 100 Million into their party which funded their last election victory. Sigh. Anyways, that's a little off-topic, but the point is that it's not just the US government, and not only THIS US government that has serious issues.
One thing people need to understand, is that the primary motivation for the US government declaring war was to protect its people. The government believed that once Saddam did attain the capabilty, he would certainly launch a tragic suprise attack on the US that could literally kill millions. It was a preemptive strike, plain and simple. And while I'm not keen on precedent of fighting a preemptive war, I do believe that Bush was justified in it, because he is compelled to eliminate threats to the Amercian people. And if he believed Saddam to certainly be a threat in the near future (which I believe he did) then he is justified in mitigating that threat.
Also, I don't agree with all the talk that America doesn't care about freedom. America most certainly does, and the reason for it, is that free Democracies are much less prone to causing wars than dictatorships. Again, the underlying motivation is protection of American people, and also of their way of life by the promotion of Democracy and freedom around the world.
Oil was NOT the primary concern. The primary concerns were 1) eliminating a determined and erratic enemy of the US, and 2) promoting stability in the Middle East and the world by setting up Democratic rule wherever possible. Of secondary consideration was the cost of oil (don't forget it's $50/barrel now, up far from when the war began, and America's doing just fine.) Also of secondary consideration is the welfare of the Iraqi people - that's just a great benefit of what they get out of a stable and Democratic government.
Personally I think that the world is better off with America having defeated Saddam. He was defeated with fewer than 2000 casualities. Just like Hitler could have been defeated with minimal loss of 1936, compared to the over 50 Million who died because the world waited too long to respond, consider how much worse it could have been if Saddam was allowed to attain any measure of real power.
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