[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Animal: Well, after reading all of these posts, I've come to one conclusion. I agree with you, Iron Ranger, to a certain point. (Excuse my typing if it's messy, I broke two fingers today so typing is a little difficult.) Saddam is Saddam and will probably never change, but what exactly has Saddam done to you and I, and the West in general. As selfish as it may seem, I don't think it is up to the US, Canada, Britain or any other country for that matter, to decide what we should do about Iraq. It is none of our business. When Iraq, gets tired of Saddam they will do something about it for themselves, and we have to let that happen. You respect things a lot more if you earn them, rather than being given to you.

To the best of my knowledge, Animal, Saddam has not had a direct hand in any action against the U.S. (I may be wrong, I just can't think of any "events" that were directly linked to him).

But Saddam DOES have biological and chemical weapons and he has proven he will use them against anyone percieved as an enemy. While his ties to Osama Bin Laden may be indirect...he certainly has stronger ties with other terrorist groups. Given this support network, along with the existing B&C weapons he has used in the past) - it is reasonable to assume that at least some of these B&C weapons could be used in future terrorist attacks against the U.S. That does make it "our business" to see that he is disarmed and removed from power.

Now I have a question for all those opposed to the war. Since most people agree that Saddam should be removed from power, exactly what type of "action" do you propose to accomplish this? (other than war)?