A war for What?

[LTR12101B]

If it turns out, as it looks like, that Gulf war II is inevitable, what is the aim?

International law prevents it being the assasination of a foreign leader, or forcing a regime change.

And if the terms of surrender are the disclosure and disarming of chemical/biological weapons, then we cannot trust those terms to be honoured, since that is the justification for action in the first place.

Time to scrap or at least suspend those ridiculous laws - they date from a time when leaders were gentlemen, and Saddam certainly isn't - and should have been made to answer for his actions at the end of the first Gulf war ... war crimes aginst Kuwait, against allied prisoners, and against sections of his own people.

Better that one leader and a few henchmen be terminated as efficiently as possible, than a whole country be bombed back to the dark ages

 

[scarecrow]

If all politicians with criminal record were terminated, then there would be none left alive.

 

[The-poacher]

if wars ever solved anything we would be living in utopia

@scarecrow some politicians dont have Criminal Records (they are too clever & slimy) but I get your drift Mind U they are a bit like god if he(they) didnt exist we would invent them.

 

[daveml]

Hmm. Remember Hitler?
Sometimes u have to act.
I am not comparing this with now.
But i do not forget as easily as some.

 

[The-poacher]

D valid point but Nazism still exists

 

[zver]

HEY hey--dont take about my president like that--Saddam is great man!!!

 

[The1englishman]

Well lets forget the real reasons behind this action and look at the outcome, nothing but a good thing for the middle east and for the people of iraq ! I was one of those squadies that were in the first war, ! trust me, its not just saddam hussain thats a bad guy, some of his people are just as bad as him, These so called poor conscripts done some TERRIBLE things to the Kuwaiti women !!! raped tourchered and eather left to starve or shot. Then Left in the trenches to rot !So its not all him, he has managed to breed some of his evil into his people. This is a good cause no matter what the reasons behind it are, you must only think of the wider affects it will have. GO GO GO is all i can say, and at least i can say i base my opinion on experiance, i have seen first hand what this leader is capable of telling his people to do.

 

[The-poacher]

no1 on your argument which may well be valid we should also fight N korea/Saudia Arabia/just about every African State etc the list is endless

As for the atrocities committed by his troops very bad but British troops have been guilty in the past & as the good boys say only losers go on war trial.

 

[zver]

as the good boys say only losers go on war trial.

Also winner writes history----always!!!

 

[The1englishman]

no1 on your argument which may well be valid we should also fight N korea/Saudia Arabia/just about every African State etc the list is endless

As for the atrocities committed by his troops very bad but British troops have been guilty in the past & as the good boys say only losers go on war trial.

You know what ?? your right !!!!

LETS DO EM ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

 

[Wedge]

All leaders of all countries that are in pursuit of biological arms should be removed from power and imprisoned. Bilogical weapons are strictly created with an offensive purpose in mind. They do not constitute a defensive measure due to their limitations. They are a danger to everyone on this earth, including their creators.

 

[The1englishman]

I really see no point in taking any of this seriously, @ the end of the day, the elected powers will do what they do without asking the people.This stuff happens, for good reasons and bad, disagree or agree you cant change it.And getting upset about it sure isnt going to help,Just sit back and see what happens.We all know this is over oil, BUT at the end of the day, look at it positively, a very unstable leader will be removed from power,And he wont be replaced by another one,With luck and given time, this will make the Arab nations more stable.And that can only be a good thing. IMHO Because like it or lump it, this war is going to happen.

 

[zver]

this will make the Arab nations more stable

stable arab nation????????Never saw one or heard about!!!Stable is one word which you cannot connect with those countries in any context!!!

 

[woody]

There are some friendly nations in that area of the world.Some fought with,or assisted the U.S. against Iraq.Jordan,Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,Quatar,Turkey,just to name a few.

Let's not forget this a multinational forum.

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