War on Iraq
The quote I like is the one where Jefferson asserts: “I do not believe war the most certain means of enforcing principles. Those peaceable coercions which are in the power of every nation, if undertaken in concert and in time of peace, are more likely to produce the desired effect." --Thomas Jefferson to Robert Livingston, 1801.” When the United States started to pressure Saddam Hussein about weapons of mass destruction, and the methods he was using to lead Iraq, I was not happy that they were trying to start a war. I have always felt that war never really solves anything, just like I do not believe that teens fighting or anyone fighting, for that matter, ever solves anything. I have always felt that people should and can work things out if they would only tak
e time to come together, talk out their differences, and come to a peaceful resolution. Then there is the, what they call, “stigma” that is attached to the troops when there are casualties, especially with children. Many anti-war protestors, and those that quietly believe that the war is not right, will undoubtedly publicize negative view points about the war, the troops, and the administration that gave the okay for the war to take place in the first place. Finally, upon final reflection, when I see the jubilation of the Iraq people at being set free from the apparent bondage inflicted upon them by an alleged, ruthless leader, I can not help but wonder if the war was not justified if only for freedom’s sake alone. Should not these people be allowed the same or even better li
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Saddam Hussein,
British Allies’,
WAR IRAQ,
America Yes,
Robert Livingston,
believe war,
people allowed,
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