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U.N. REPORTS CHILDREN USED AS COMBATANTS IN IRAQ

The United Nations on Wednesday called attention to a disturbing trend in the Iraq war: child insurgents.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/18/...ghts/index.html

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Let's all get into the popular chant:
"There were no WMDs in Iraq, there were no WMDs in Iraq, there...."

https://www.nysun.com/article/26514
Iraq's WMD Secreted in Syria, Sada Says

Yep, Bush lied. There were no WMDs in Iraq. They were moved to Syria.

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Bush has already admitted to the American public that they went into Iraq under misleading facts about the WMD. This article does tell us that there were weapons in Iraq, so I don't necessarily think it was a lie that we went in there for that. It's not as if they would have been running through the streets screaming "We moved them, we moved them! Our nukes are in Syria!"

But yes, Bush has already admitted in an address to the country, about a month ago I believe, that he was misinformed about the WMD, and apologized for it. He also said that while information was misleading, taking down Saddam was the right thing to do.

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I can't believe there is still a debate about WMDs in Iraq.

There was no WMDs in Iraq. Weapons inspectors, who are experts in this field, unlike politicans, have been saying this for years. They said it before the latest invasion and after it.

If there was any weapons, US forces must be extremely incompetent to not find them, which isn't the case.

If Iraq desperately rushed massive stockpiles into Syria using passenger planes just before the invasion, why wasn't there any intelligence on this? Would someone like Saddam, a violent lunatic, decide to quickly remove his arsenal when he knows he is going to be attacked?

Bush, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz have all admitted there was no weapons. Wolfowitz even said that WMDs was just a convenient excuse to sell the invasion to the American people.

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ON TAPE, HUSSEIN TALKS OF WMDS

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein told his Cabinet in the mid-1990s that the U.S. would fall victim to terrorists possessing weapons of mass destruction but that Iraq would not be involved, tapes released Saturday at an intelligence summit reveal.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/18/...apes/index.html

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FURY, KILLINGS GRIP IRAQ

A groundswell of sectarian fury continued to roil Iraq after Wednesday's bombing of a major Shiite shrine, leaving at least 138 Iraqis dead in the past two days and political negotiations over a new government in shambles.
Ref. deseretnews.com/

SOLDIER FROM MIDVALE IS SLAIN

A soldier who spent most of his days in Iraq kicking down doors looking for insurgents became the 15th Utahn to die in the line of duty.
Ref. deseretnews.com/

IRAQ UNDER CURFEW TO QUELL SECTARIAN VIOLENCE

With sectarian violence intensifying nationwide, Iraqi authorities extended a curfew in Baghdad and two neighboring provinces into Friday to try to calm tensions in the wake of Wednesday's bombing of Shiite Islam's third-holiest shrine.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/24/...main/index.html

Post War Iraq - Page 88

I found a wonderful article by a self-confessed neocon concerning the recent bombing of a mosque in Iraq. The author is extremely well read, supports her positions well, and presents some very solid positions. I don't expect anything here to change anyone's minds, but there is certainly some good food for thought.

The gist of the article is that, while there are a lot of people who want to lay lots of blame on the President, there are a lot more things that should be considered. There is absolutely no doubt that whether or not Hussein had any WMDs, he certainly had plans and resources in place to work on them.

She also asks the question, "would Iraq be better off if Hussein had not been removed?" I would add the question, "would the world be a better place if Hussein hadn't been removed?"

This is a must read, as far as I am concerned.

Edited: Nighthawk on 1st Mar, 2006 - 4:00pm

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Hi Nighthawk,

I tried the link but it says "file not found" mate.

I don't squarely place the blame on Bush for the Iraq invasion. I'm certain Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Pearle and others behind Bush were more instrumental in arriving at that decision.

The Neo-cons have been planning this invasion for many years. WMDs, as Wolfowitz bluntly put it, was a convenient excuse to convince Americans and the rest of the world that Iraq was an imminent threat that needed intervention. It was a clumsy lie that only appeared true to those who wanted war.

All the US leading figures who were gunning for war have come out and admitted that Saddam didn't have WMDs or plans to develop such weapons. He was not the imminent threat the US Government and coalition partners painted.

Saddam's regime was crippled by barbaric economic sanctions. Barbaric, because the Iraqi people are the ones who suffered. Saddam had no resources available to build WMDs. His military was toppled in weeks. He was not a threat to anyone but his own people.

Is the world a better place without Saddam? Not really in the present climate. Saddam was not threatening anyone but his own people, so the world hasn't changed a great deal since he was removed. Bush Snr had a great opportunity to remove Saddam when he was something to worry about.

Large coalition companies are certain to profit from Iraq's reconstruction. So the rich will benefit in some ways. But until the country has stability, the US administration's goal of freeing up Iraqi oil might not materialise, which doesn't benefit anyone.

Is Iraq a better place without Saddam? Not at the moment. In fact more people are being murdered there each day than before the invasion. Hopefully one day the Iraqi people will find unity and peace. When that day arrives I hope Iraq will be a better place. I'm certain one day this will happen. But the US can not force Iraq do this, the people can not be told to adopt a hand picked regime/political system that suits the Americans. Iraq needs to work this out for itself.

Unfortunately, it appears that one sectarian government could be replaced for another one if the Shiites continue to hold sway.