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Clayton Santimore commented on What is the best way forward in Iraq? on November 25, 2008, 11:11 AM
How can anyone really say we were unjust, had no right, etc. to invadeIraq? The leaders in Iraq violated numerous UN sanctions imposed upon it after the first Gulf War. Saddam kicked out weapons inspectors making it virtually impossible for us to verify whether or not he truly possesed them. Were we supposed to give him the benefit of the doubt? Saddam had used chemical weapons in the past. That is a fact. I truly belived that they had WMD. I think anyone who says that they truly believed Saddam when he said they had none prior to our invasion is a liar. If you believe in the UN's credibility even a little bit, didn't we need to move against Saddam after the first time he violated its sanctions (never mind the 12th or 13th time)? If not, why would any country listen to the UN? I know this a very elementary example but I still believe that it applies here. If you tell a child no, and he does it anyway what do you do? You give him/her a timeout, you ground them, whatever. If you do nothing or threaten to do something and then not back it up, won't the child repeat the action? After a while, empty threats and inaction just reinforce his/her behavior. We imposed sanctions. Iraq ignored them. We said don't do it again. Iraq did it again and again and again ...In my opinion, we were justified long before the ultimate invasion in 2003.