Neil8 had some major flaws. First the U.S. did not help place Saddam into Power, Saddam assinated his Uncle to get into power and after that he eliminated all his good friends, just to prove to the people what type of person he is. Second, during the first UN inspections, the UN FOUND tons of chemical and equipment that was to be used for Biological weapons. THIRD, did use Chemical attack on the kurds in the North during an uprising. So he is not afrid to use it on his own people. But why they don't use it on the US? or the our invading force, first, those that probably have it are just as scared to imploy it since they don't have too much experience. Much of the Iraq's Army are not volunteers, rather they are forced into service with a threat of the loss of their family but the hands of Saddam's Son. Who in fact, enjoys raping, torturing, and killing Men, Women, and Children.

Two words best describe this war, big mistake. There were so many ways of handling the situation with Iraq and the so-called weapons of mass destruction, but Bush blew all those chances and now we're at war. We all know he really wanted to get this war with Iraq going for the past few months and now he got what he wanted. Many people were against it, including myself to prevent this war. No, none of these protestors are anti-American in any shape or form. Pretty soon much of the world will turn their backs to the United States for such a useless war. Even historians will look back at this and say how could such a stupid war occurred with so many ways of preventing it. Let this war end and get on with more important issues facing the world now.

I think this action has been a long time coming and should have happened at the least months ago!

Saddam is a bad guy and yes he shouldn't be in control of a country, but this war is not right. There is no evidence that Iraqi is supporting terriorists, and they haven't threatened to attack anyone. Bush just wants to control the oil.

Well, I like peace, I really do. But it said under 1441 that he must comply totally. And it was pretty obvious he wasnt complying totally. Lets remember, all you bolshevik scum who want to undermind our troops, that the president is more informed of the situation than you are. You're opinion is appreciated, but Bush has final say, and his administration would not be doing this if Saddam didnt present a big threat. Not to mention the fact that Saddam has killed 1.1 million innocent Iraqis, along with the numerous amounts he tortures. That right there is enough reason to go to war, let alone weapons. Peace protestors, I also think you should be tried for sedition, because you are undermining our troops and country. But George is obviously being nice and allowing you to have your opinion.

Who the HELL do the US of A think they are? Did not someone BURN A BUSH in the old testament? The British let loose on Australia more than 250 years ago, wiped out most of the aborigionals in Tasmania, deported their petty criminals to Tasmania for "Life Inprisonment" and right now we have "Blair" supporting an act of extermination by the USA throught the world. What on earth has happened to POWER BY THE PEOPLE?

Obviously, this is a controversial issue for all of us to face. And I think it is the thing that is weighing on the minds of everyone right now. Before Wednesday night, I was against the war. I was worried about its consequences and the lives that I knew would be lost. But call it American progpaganda if you want, but after talking to and hearing many interviews with soldiers, they know that they have a job to do and some of their strength and resolve was given to me. If someone asked me right now, though, why, exactly, this war was started, I wouldn't be able to answer. All I know is that Saddam Hussein is the epitome of evil. Who else could kill thousands in mass genocide and not feel at all guilty? Who else could order that his own civilians be put in the way of Allied fire so that the Americans lose European support? Who else sits in luxury while his people suffer, slaving away day to day to support a hypocritical regime? I might not completely agree with what's going on, but I say God bless our troops and our Allies, God bless America, and Saddam can kiss Dubya's white Texan ass.

Saddam is a threat to all of his neighbors in the Middle East, as well as his own people. We in this country have no idea what it is like to fear your leader so much that you are afraid to mention his name. I have a friend that was in Bagdad last month taking medicines because the hospitals have so little. He said that you see posters and billboards with Saddam's picture on it but everyone is afraid to even speak his name. Many of you have this idea that this war is all about oil. Yes we need oil in this country and if the tree huggers would stop blocking attempts to drill for oil in the tundras of Alaska we wouldn't need oil from other countries. Lets be honest how many of you are planning a siteseeing expedition to the Alaskan tundra. It is not like they want to drill in downtown NY. I have heard some refer to Saddam as Satan. Well he is one of satan's best men. He has witches and warlocks flown into Iraq to meet with him and preform rituals to give him more satanic power. Anyone as cruel as he is must be demon posessed! Something that most people haven't realized yet is that this is not President George W. Bush's war this is God's war. This is a spiritual war and most of the warfare will not be in the physical realm but in the spiritual realm through prayer and fasting. The ancient city of Babylon is in Iraq and Saddam has rebuilt it. The Bible says that the city of Babylon will be destroyed in the latter days. We are in latter days. We are watching prophecy being fulfilled at an astounding rate just as the Bible said would happen. The end of life as we know it is coming. The Church will soon be raptured. If you are not ready to meet God please repent and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.

It's painfully obvious that Bush has one thing to gain above all else by going to war with Iraq, and it's not the security of the United States. This war is about oil and nothing else. I'm not saying that Sadam is a saint, far from it, but it was never proven that he has any nuclear weapons or the ability to attack America. America has supported dictators in the past; they even supported Sadam while he used chemical weapons against his own people. They only got involved when oil came into play in 1990. 'Operation Iraqi freedom' is the most ridicules name I’ve ever heard.

An absolute and cruel necessity to eradicate state sponsored terrorism. 12 years of international diplomatic dawdling is enough. Hitler didn’t even get that. His thousand year Reich lasted 11 years. The Iraqi deserve freedom which is the benefit and gift of the West. It is very interesting how some think that World Public opinion is more important than the guiding principles of the United States. Wrong, The world in the 1970s and 1980's had the same intolerant, hysterical and hateful reaction to American Foriegn Policy but we freed them from the terror and oppression of the Soviet Union in spite of their stupid opinion. We're doing it again. Sic Semper Tyrannis.

A week ago I might have given this war only three stars but after spending some time at UofM this week and witnessing a "peace" rally, I have to side with G.W. by default. It was thankfully a relatively small rally which was surprising since UofM has such a knee jerk left wing underbelly to it but maybe I was there on a slow day. Anyways, the small numbers were more than made up for by one of the greatest displays of self rightous ignorance that I've ever seen. From the rally's participants I learned that 1) Israel is the one responsible for 911 (directly or indirectly) 2) America is a brutally imperialistic country which loves to not only kill arabic people but we also enjoy watching our own die 3) that after the war, Bush is going to pull up his own private oil tanker and take all the oil back to Texas with him and finally 4) that communism is a wonderful philosophy which brings fairness and equality to all! What was most disturbing about the rally was that alot of these so called liberals seemed to almost get off on believing that America is a horrible place. Apparently, countries such as Cuba, the Former Soviet Union, China, and North Korea are misunderstood paradises. I have to note now that I do not hold these views towards everyone who opposes the war, in fact I've heard a few fairly intelligent reasons for not going into Iraq. However, Sadaam is a prick whose demise will make the world a better place and ultimately I have more faith in this country than in the myopic bed wetters running around with their magic markers and card board signs.

(This note is primarily to Solenoid DH) Despite all of his horrific and misanthropic acts against his own people, and any destructive weapons he may have. Your point about Saddam having ties to September 11th has no factual basis. There has never been a SHRED of proof to support this accusation. Your evidence is at best ad hominem. Your syllogism of: "The 9/11 attackers were Saudi Arabian. Saddam lives by Saudi Arabia, therefore Saddam is a 9/11 attacker." is riddled with fallacies, and is lacking by the basic "square of opposition". You should try to find some evidence, look at the issue more closely, look at a non-American newspaper, maybe from Britain, because any American publication will completely biased and unilateral. Newspapers from any other country will have more circumspect and have a clearer vision. Look at the rape of Nanjing. In 1937 Japan had invaded China. While in the city of Nanjing, 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed, and 20,000 women were raped. Sons were forced to kill their fathers, and fathers were forced to rape their own daughters. Shockingly, the event did not appear in any japanese histories until even 1990. This can be compared to our media that only covers “safe” stories. Take for example the recent “tapping” of the United Nations’ delegates office and home phones. The phones of their families and their kids. This only appeared several weeks later in a small story, in the LA times. There was a complete blackout from every other American media. Meanwhile Britain’s coverage of this illegal act was rampant. All I am saying is just make sure you research what you talk about enough so that you know you are not just being spoon fed information.

Pray for our troops, that God Bless them and keep them safe.

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH? 19 march 2003 19.00 hrs EST In a few hours, we will know. Either Bush was wrong or was it the UN? If the Irakis fire weapons of mass destructions, Bush will have won his gamble. However, the UN and France, in particular, will be the losers. And another loser will be HUMANITY because, so far, it has been mainly speculations and or propaganda. Who will win, if there are nay winners? More tomorrow. Frenchy

Saddam Hussein is a militarist. The United States is treating him as if he were a madman rising to power. The correct treatment is to stay out of his way and if he attacks us, then we would think about war. He is not another Adolf Hitler.

We'll probably go in tonight at 8PM. Diplomacy, along with the United Nations, has failed. They have failed. Its over. Were going in whether you agree with it or not. God bless the troops who will be fighting the huge battle that will come in just hours...

Lets be honest, since its founding the U.S.A. has been the U.N., every time there has been a problem the U.S. has been called upon to fix it. So I honstly don't care what their opinion is on this issue. Every pacifistic nation has been trampled by another nation because they couldn't defend themselves, so that point is moot. Only a fool looks forward to war, to many lives are lost. This hardly allows for people to sit back, sometimes you must fight inorder to keep even more people fom dying. Had we finished saddam off the first time even less people would die, but to wait longer only allows him to have better weapons when our hand would be forced. Had saddam followed earlier resolutions this never would've happened, he is the warmonger here we simply do what we must. Honestly I prefer that 1,000 of them die as opposed to 100 of us, possibly our own family. I admit that is selfish but I believe we must do what is neccesary to insure our preservation. Nothing comes free, we will stand!

I am opposed to war when a peaceful and just agreement can be made. However, Saddam has no conception of humanity. Someone who kills his own people has no respect for humanity. If he would kill his most loyal followers, he would have no mercy for the rest of the world. Also, Saddam is far gone in his warped mind to agree to any HUMAINE diplomacy. He will just continue spreading destruction and death to anyone as long as he can get away with it. Let's not forget the fact that he has alreay violated U.N. and Gulf War treaties. Sometimes, they're are only few options that one must take in order to put an end to certain circumstances. I'm afaraid that peace will not be the answer. There has been overwhelming proof from U.S. inspectors that Saddam has in possession weapons of mass destruction. The bottom line that the delayers seem to miss in the Gulf War treaties is not if Saddam has a certain amount of weapons, but if he has ANY which he does! Either end his tyrany or let the INHUMAINE death toll provided by Saddam rise.

Based on numerous charters, the United States is to only be involved in a war for self-defense. Being that there has been no attack from Iraq, our war will be one of aggression.

I don't think the world has a choice on this one. The world has tried to soft manage dictators in the past with out a lot of luck. We need to nip this in the bud before it gets any worse. It is to late once the gasses and viruses get in the air and destroy the enviroment. Saddam has already used chemical war fair and will use it again. This is a liberal and conservative battle. If Al Queda is being financed and supported by Iraq what choice do we have and know one can tell me that Iraq has nothing to do with Bin Ladden.

Go to this site, if you read it, the simularities are spooky to say the least! http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0316-08.htm

Yes, I see that Iraq is evil. But Iraq and a lot more countries see America as evil. And I can't blame them. I'm Canadian. I'm very patriotic. I'm not against a war but I'm against Americans saying that Iraq is the center of all evil. Because in reality, your country would be in the center with Iraq. Saddam may have nuclear weapons. Let’s attack. America has 20,000 nukes, are they the good guys? Saddam is hostile. Remember, America is the only country to drop the bomb on someone. Oh, what am I talking about, America dropped two bombs. Yet, America is a good guy. Are they liberating the world of terrorism or are they the country that is going to get the western world blown up? America needs more oil and its economy boosted. America needs to go back to Iraq and do it right. America completely screwed up on the peace treaty in Desert Storm. They need to do it right. Yes, Bush is trying to hide his failure with Bin Laden and to make a success with Saddam, but Bush is also trying to say Bin Laden is in Iraq. Why? His approval rate and the approval rate for the war have evaporated. Tying these two "evil" people together, citizens well support him. Or well they? This war can be two things. A complete success with no future problems or an early success and a rise in alternative warfare (terrorism). If America goes into Iraq, America is going to win. It will be a slaughter house. Many Iraqi's dead and a lot more Americans dead then in Kuwait. But it will be an initial success. But whether or not there will be post war problems, I don't know? No one should be scared of a Vietnam remake by people should be scared of the repercussions. Pray. If you don't believe in God, start to believe in something. Pray that this world doesn't get any worst then it already is. Hopefully Bush knows what he is getting in to. Hopefully you American bastards picked the right president. If war with Iraq, what happens next. North Korea? What the helllll is our world turning in to? What is god trying to prove to us? Many people don't see how evil George Bush is. To many people just don't see the true fire in his eyes. Someone (Think it was a German minister) called Bush a “Hitler”. Besides mass genocide, he is right. Hitler, I mean Bush is throwing the world into a war that only he wants to be in.

as a pacifist i am against any war and i think Bush is a dumb ass

Boy, I don't know about you guys, but I've just got a raging hard-on for war. I mean, nothing gets me off quite like the prospect of killing as many foreign troops as possible while simultaneously losing large numbers of our own forces. And any of you namby pamby peacenik jackoffs that believe this might as well just stop reading and give me the Not Helpful rating, because this is gonna fly right over your heads. Every Sunday here in Kansas City, I have the displeasure of seeing all of the espresso-swilling, coffee house granola yuppies gathered around the fountain on the Country Club Plaza in protest of "George W's obsession with war" or "the oil interests of him and his buddies in the oil business" or some other such misinformation. And all of this leads to the question of how could George W. Bush accomplish his military goals and simultaneously keep the morons happy? That's easy. If the exploits of Comrade Clinton are any indication, then the only thing Bush needs to do to justify military action is to launch a guided muscle attack on one of his interns; because I honestly cannot remember a single instance of protest against Herr Clinton's bombing of Bosnia just to take heat off of his Monica suckjob scandal; what a treat that was. And so I can only conclude - not that this is any surprise - that protest against war on Iraq is no longer a moral debate about right versus wrong, but has rather degenerated into the typical, liberal anti-Bush propaganda. So to throw a little perspective on this situation I'll leave you with the following piece by Zanaib Al-Suwaij, which is a heartwarming tale of dictatorship, genocide, and oppression, courtesy of our favorite little teddy bear from the Middle East, taken from an editorial in the Kansas City Star (if I can convert just one moron, than I have not acted in vain): "For the last few weeks, the news has been filled with images of soldiers shipping out, most likely to the Persian Gulf. I see dedication in their eyes, but I also see the uncertainty that comes with going off to war. I lived through war almost my entire childhood in Iraq. When I was in fourth grade in 1980, Saddam Hussein invaded Iran. For the next eight years, my hometown of Basra suffered daily Iranian bombing raids. Outside our school, my friends and I used to wave at passing military cars with young soldiers in the back, heading off to the front. We would flash them victory signs, but they would shake their fingers at us and make an upside down V - the opposite of victory. With hundreds dying every week on the front lines and capital punishment the penalty for deserters, these young men were bitter, because they knew their lives had been stolen from them for no reason other than Saddam's deadly ambition. Throughout the war with Iran, students were forced to attend staged rallies praising Saddam and our "martyrs" dying for a holy cause at the front. Teachers would end school early, and police carrying whips would force us out into the streets and hand us signs to hold up for the cameras. The government propaganda made me sick, and I always tried to run away, but the police prevented it. In the late 1980's, the war with Iran (Iraqis call it the first Gulf War) ended, but Saddam's war against his own people continued. Iraq was a dead end, so after graduating from high school in 1990, I left for Kuwait. But Saddam followed me south a few weeks later with his invasion of Kuwait and terror campaign against his civilians. In Kuwait, I got to see the brutality of Saddam's army up close - people tortured and beaten. Saddam proclaimed that he was freeing the Kuwaiti people, but the only liberations I was aware of resulted in animals from Kuwait City's zoo running wild in the streets. To escape the chaos of Kuwait, I returned to Iraq. There I experienced the allied bombing assault and the painfully short popular uprising against Saddam. As Saddam's forces withdrew from Kuwait, the Iraqi people, encouraged by U.S. leaders, rose up. With very few weapons, thousands took to the streets and confronted Saddam's forces. Although I was only 20 years old and a woman, I joined the fighting. American help never came, and Saddam's forces regrouped and killed thousands to regain control of Iraq. Those of us who survived scattered across Iraq and around the world. Our hopes crushed, we tried to forget what it was like to taste freedom for a few days. Today in the United States, as I watch soldiers shipping off, I see protesters chanting against American ambition and greed. Having lived through wars that were all about one man's ambition and greed, I am pained to see how these protesters have missed the mark. On behalf of Iraqis who cannot speak openly with reporters or who have given their lives trying to free Iraq from Saddam's brutal rule, let me say clearly: American, British and other allied soldiers are a sign of hope and liberation. War is terrible. I never want my American children to experience what I lived through in Iraq. So as my fellow Americans leave for battle today as I remember Iraqi soldiers going off to fight two decades ago, I am again moved to flash the victory sign, but this time to people who are proud to stand up for freedom at home and around the world. I recently participated in an interfaith event at a synagogue in Boston to discuss building bridges between Muslims and Jews in these tense times. Afterward, a woman approached me with tears in her eyes. 'My teenage son is an American soldier who recently shipped out to the Persian Gulf,' she said. 'I just want to know, is my son going there to do the right thing?' Even though I had never met this woman before, I immediately recognized her pain. 'I am proud of your son,' I told her. 'You should be too.'"

definitely more important than gay rights, for example......

While of course, I would love a peaceful solution (such as exile), but this punk and his goons must be taken out to prevent terrorism and bring about global stability. The people in Iraq hate him, so they would love their rescuer from this mass-murdering madman (Saddam). He also supports what little is left of the world terrorists, and could give a weapon to the remnants of Al-Queda at any time. Get him out of there.

I definitely do NOT want to go to war with Iraq or with anyone else. First of all, I'm a peace-loving person. Secondly, I have two sons, both at the age that they could be drafted one day. However, there is no avoiding the fact that some cowardly despot directed a huge attack against us and killed thousands of our innocent citizens, and that kind of act commands a response. My biggest problem is knowing for certain who the perpetrator is. As for President Bush, I trust his motives and do not believe that he "wants" war. He's just facing reality and trying to rise to the occasion. While I don't agree with everything he does, he certainly has my admiration right now.

I give it a three because no war should be thought of as GREAT. War is a terrible thing and should never be taken lightly. Having said that , I will now say that I think President Bush is NOT taking this war lightly nor does he want to rush into it for profit of self glory. He has given this possibility endless thought and sees that it is the only opotion. Sadaam is NOT harmless and peaceful, if he's given an inch he'll take entire countries much like Mr. Hitler did before WWII. In order to be free the people of Iraq may need to make some sacrifices, freedom is not a free gift it is earned with blood and tears--unfortunately sometimes the blood and tears of innocent children, women and elderly men. I support President Bush 100%. And I'm PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN in this wonderful land of hard won freedom and democracy! America: Love it or leave it!

Everytime I hear of another friend of mine being shipped out I can't help but wonder where George Bush's head is. It's not "proper" to use a personal vendetta to wage a war against another country...or oil. I do think Saddam is a great risk but I don't believe we need to have WWIII just to prove it.

where's the war on poverty? the war on illiteracy? the war on unemployment? the war on corporate criminals? give me a break. yeah, saddam COULD attack, and monkeys COULD fly outta W's butt.

The folly of George Bush's Iraq fixation boggles the mind, almost as much as the willingness of many of our countrymen to follow his (to say the least) questionable lead. George W. wants to finish the job his father left undone, and avenge his family honor. He want's Sadddam's head on a platter so badly he can hardly see anything else. That's understandable. What's not so easy to understand is why the Bush family's vendetta against Saddam should be enshrined as national policy. With Bin Laden and his gang still lurking out there, Bush’s march to war with Iraq is a dangerous and costly distraction. He has failed to make any kind of case that Saddam supports Al Qaida (his is a secular regime that does not approve of theocratic extremists--unlike our "allies" in Saudi Arabia, the home of radical Islamism); nor that he is, in his current condition, a credible threat to the United States, however problematic he may be to his immediate neighbors. If we invade Iraq, this is what will most likely happen: Saddam will uncork his most horrific weapons in a final gesture of desperation and defiance, using them against us, his neighbors (look out, Israel) and his own beleaguered people. In retreat, he will blow up the oilfields we so desperately covet, and poison the earth his people rely on for sustenance (remember the Gulf War?). Meanwhile, the Islamist radicals, while no friends of Saddam, will use our aggression in Iraq as justification for ramping up their terrorist campaign against us. More American civilians will die. The stock market, already nervous, will panic. Our economy, hit hard by deficit war spending, will suffer even further. Oh, of course we will prevail militarily, but in the absence of Saddam's iron hand Iraq will become a hotbed of ethnic and factional infighting (remember post-Soviet Yugoslavia?) that will render it even more unlivable that our sanctions have. It will then become a superb breeding ground for hatred and terrorism. And guess who will be the target? The puppet regime we install after defenestrating Saddam will not be strong enough to control the chaos and misery (and if we act true to form we won't stick around to give them any meaningful help--for one thing, with our economy in the toilet, we won't be able to afford an Iraqi Marshall Plan). So, the chaos will spread througout the region, and we, not to mention the people of the Middle East, will end up with a bigger mess on our hands than we started with. We will enjoy less security and peace, not more. ----- I am not a knee-jerk pacifist; I believe that sometimes war is the only answer to certain problems. But it is never a good answer. Sometimes there ARE no good answers, and one must accept the lesser of the available evils, galling as it is to negotiate with the likes of Saddam. Better one Saddam, sitting on his throne where we can watch him very closely, than a dozen potential Bin Ladens skulking secretly about the same territory. This may seem cynical; perhaps even defeatist to some; but it's the same diplomatic calculus we're employing in Korea even as we deploy troops to destroy Iraq. The difference is that Bush's family history with Saddam has caused him to throw caution to the wind, and our future security along with it.

Saddam does need to go, but i say let the United Nations forces take care of him. We need to go after Bin laden and Al-Quaeda who is a greater threat to our nation. I think that President Bush and his Republican buddies have their heads in the clouds. Get back down to reality, President Bush!

Why are we even talking about attacking Iraq when Osama bin Laden is still out there? Why are our so-called leaders beating the war drums? s is because they want to f--- s--- up, and Saddam is handy? Sure, he's a Very Bad Man......but is he worse than Kim Jong Il of N. Korea, to whom our response has been diplomacy? Kim admits to having a nuclear weapons program, and despite all the noise from the White House about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the inspections haven't turned up any. There are evil regimes all over the world, including some countries we're "friends" with. If we decide it's okay for this country to take over any other country by force if they're "against our interests," then we're no better than the anti-American fanatics say we are.

So far the Bush administration has shown us no convincing reason for going after Iraq in the same of fighting terrorism. As it's been presented so far, it looks like a foolhardy and enormously dangerous distraction from the real tasks at hand, which are, first, hunting down Al Qaida and its terroristic sympathizers, and second, taking steps to prevent the rise of further anti-American groups by showing a positive presence in the region -- real help for democracy in Afghanistan and for a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, for a start. Mr. Bush has said that "it's personal" with him, because of the unpleasant history between his family and Saddam. Understandable, but inadequate. If we're going to spill blood (ours and Iraq's), we deserve a better reason.

Lets consider our options based on past policy: We have gotten involved in many covert and overt political and military operations since the end of WWII. Some of them are: 1.) Aiding in the overthrow of the democratically elected Iranian primeminister; replacing him with the brutal regime of the Shah. 2.) Displacing the palestinians and blindly helping israel with their continuing oppression of them. 3.) Overthrowing the democratically elected president of Chile and replacing him with reknowned war criminal Pinochet. 4.) Creating the Mujahadeen movement in Afghanistan and giving Osama Bin Laden $3 billion to create a terror network to be used against the russians. 5.)Leaving afghanistan in civil war and supporting brutal regimes throughout the region. 6.) Keeping Kuwait a dictatorship after Gulf war. 7.) Supporting Ayatollah Khomenei to replace the Shah in Iran. 8.) GIVING IRAQ WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TO ATTACK IRAN!!! I think we have done enough with our guns and our bombs, lets do something progressive and positive.

Why is everyone so easily manipulated from the media? Hold strong to your own inner conscience! Yes, Hussein is bad. Yes, it would be great if he wasn't there. But, it is not worth the lives of our sons and daughters. Would you send your child there if you had a choice? If your answer is no, then you better not say you are in favor of this insanity.

as a conservative, I am against war in Iraq.

i guess we've gotta do what we've gotta do. i'm not a fan of war in the least,in fact i'm psycho-scared of it but i know sometimes it has to be, to ensure/protect the land of opportunity for our future generations.

Yes, this is quite important...important that we stand together as a nation to stop this idiocy in its tracks. War on Iraq? What has Iraq done to us lately, for God's sake? I cannot think of any logical reason that Dubya would suddenly decide that he wants Saddam Hussein out...except for maybe to catch his falling popularity again, which has dwindled to an ASTONISHINGLY low 69% (higher than I would like). Not to mention, the obvious reason that Dubya wants to finish what Daddy started. How many innocent people are going to have to die so that the family honor can be restored? Think about it this way: if Iraq suddenly launched an attack on us because we "represented a distant threat to their national security", even if they were stupid enough to tell us about it, we would call them terrorists. Yet we act in kind. My latest Lyric of the Day: I'm getting tired of your dodgeball circus act. Take care, everyone.

It's a simple concept of humanity - War has never been the answer to ANYTHING. Violence just propagates more violence. We shouldn't leave Saddam alone plotting against humanity for some conflicts, we just need to resolve them through the propagation of diplomacy (even if it seems as if it doesn't work... like sustainable development... it might.)

We should have taken Saddam out during Desert Storm, nevertheless, the time is now, after 9/11 we can no longer look the other way at these people trying to take out the US

I write now in the name of pacifism, in the name of cool-headedness, and in the name of the sanctity of the living. I denounce the looming war with Iraq as reactionary, irrational, and a product of hysteria fueled by the government and the media oligopoly rife with propagandists, pundits, and warmongers poised to manipulate the public. This administration's ostensible purposes in seeking an unequivocal war on Iraq are 1) to remove Saddam Hussein from power in the name of regional stability, 2) to confiscate any weapons or potential weapons of mass destruction, and 3) to uproot any vestiges of Al Qaeda influence in Iraq. However, these goals do not pass muster in the light of truth and reason. Beginning with purpose 1, I find no difficulty in demonstrating why a military solution virtually unsupported in the global community will fail to foster regional stability. Although removing Hussein from power is a laudable goal (and I can point out that the US is ultimately obligated to remove him since our government placed him in power in the first place), assailing a shattered non-country (that's right--Iraq exists only in the minds of our talking heads and propagandists--the real Iraq is a fragmented collection of factions under which only some does Hussein assert authority) with bombs and troops will serve only to solidify our would-be enemies in the Middle East who are skeptical enough of our presence in Afghanistan--to say nothing of the danger to which we would subject the state of Israel AND the Palestinians. More economic sanctions and military occupation would mean more starving Iraqis, more angry Islamic fundamentalists, and thus more terrorism perpetrated against the U.S. Onto purpose two--although Mr. Bush, Mr. Rumsfeld, and a legion of other Bushies share a funny little habit of inciting hysteria by proclaiming the presence of weapons of mass destruction, the facts do not bear them out. The Bush team warned that our foes in Afghanistan harbored ingredients for such weapons, yet our military found NO TRACES of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons (or ingredients thereof) during and after our campaign to oust the Taliban. Furthermore, Bush himself has misstated UN reports based upon the testimony of experts following Iraqi nuclear arms programs. The threat of nuclear warfare, at least from Iraq, is not imminent, according to the UN. Yes, our President lied to us. Moreover, Bush has yet to supply any real evidence that Iraq is armed and prepared to attack the US, Israel, or any of our allies. Does Hussein possess chemical and biological weapons? Possibly (as does a host of other nations throughout the world), yet the overwhelming evidence suggests that he is either unwilling or unable to use them against us. Lastly, is Hussein harboring Al Qaeda? Well, again, not one shred of evidence has surfaced to support this claim. Hussein, though a destructive and evil man, is not inanely stupid. Hussein's interests include survival (maintaining control of his own regime,) not suicide (offering asylum to the some of the hottest criminals in the world.) So Bush holds a very weak hand when it comes to pushing the agenda of war on us Americans. So why, you ask, is Bush advocating this war which leading members of his own party (Dick Armey, Chuck Hagel, and many members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) oppose? The answer is so simple I almost need not mention it--Iraq sits on 10% (!) of the world's oil. Perhaps the US's agenda in this conflict is not all that different from that of Hussein's... To read, then possibly sign an anti-war petition endorsed by more than 6000 members of the American academic community, visit www.noiraqattack.org. To see a list of our most fervent warmongers (and how they avoided fighting in any war,) visit www.nhgazette.com/chickenhawks.html. Thanks for reading my rant. :-)

I don't trust the Bush administration. No straight answers and some outright lies--like the statement that our CIA has evidence of nuclear weapon development in Iraq. CIA rep says no such thing. Plus, Bush is obviously using this in his money raising speeches. Most of our allies are against it. The US does not attack other countries like a warmonger nation. Most of all, however, our young men and women will DIE in this war. No pre-emptive strike!!

Saddam is a threat to global stability, and I say the bastard should be taken out.