ELondonPox,
The only link between Al-Q and Saddam is opportunistic anti-Americanism.
Don't you think that is enough? Do you not see that Al-Q has money, the Butcher of Baghdad has WMD's (or the ability to develop them) and they both hate the west, America in particular? The Butcher may not like Al-Q, but he dislikes the west even more and I think he would be perfectly willing to part with some of his WMD's for a few Dinars to build more palaces, whilst his populace starves.
There has been much BS spouted by those against the possible war. I am not for war for the sake of war, BUT I am broad minded enough to look at the big picture and unfortunately think that there is no other way to sort out such an evil regime. The arguments that the west will carpet bomb Iraq and murder thousands of innocent civilians, that the US will use nuclear weapons as a first strike option, that the US is only after Iraqi oil, that any war would be illegal, that we should give dear old Uncle Sadam another 12 years to stick 2 fingers up at the UN, are typical of those that just don't understand what is really happening in the world today. And then we get the anti-sanctions argument! "The nasty west is starving and the Iraqis and depriving them of medicines with their cruel sanctions. We should lift them now." The west is allowing The Butcher to sell oil to buy food and medicine. It is not the fault of the west if he then spends said oil money on building more palaces whilst depriving his people to elicit just those sorts of comments from the tree huggers. I admire their conviction but am amazed at their naivety.
MadMark!!!
