Replies to post #3095 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[NoMoDo]

"Well then Yasir, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Libya, and other have praised the Suicide bombers and Saudi Arabia has given money. That still doesn't mean that suicide bombers came from Iraq which was your contention I believe"

I read your posts, but didn't get your point until now. The point I attempted to make was that the war we are undertaking has "people who were willing to blow themselves up". I was referring directly to those who boarded planes and used them as flying bombs. Iraq's direct connection to this instance is that they support terrorism and yes, they have government sponsored financing - IMO not the main reason to eliminate Saddam tho. Your statement that Arafat, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Libya and others are all guilty to some extent or other is correct. So why Iraq after Afganistan? They IMO are the next largest threat. They cannot be negotiated with (tried that already).

[sarai]

Like a yappy little dog Saddam spewed lots of rhetoric following 9/11. Among his favorites, "the skies will burn over the US and Israel, etc. The case for going to war against Saddam now involves lots of supposition, hypothesing, and guesses. There's also the Bush Factor: Bush 41 failed to "take out" Saddam. Desert Storm was the "shining" moment in the Bush 41 Presidency, with 90% approval ratings. "Remember the Magic"??.. What has not been provided is proof and a clear and compelling argument for attacking Iraq - now! A US war against Iraq must also be considered within the context of the current geo-political situation, and there's where the greater risk lies, imo. And as Americans we have to take our roll in the political process more seriously.