... on Baghdad. Since then, there has been much debate about whether or not the United States and its allies are justified in the attempt to disarm Saddam Hussein, and to force him from power. I do not feel the war was legal, although it was necessary and justified. In the past year we ... to the nation regarding his "axis of evil" last spring. The ironic thing is that Iraq is far from a "new evil". The former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein rose to power in 1979 through a coup in which the Ba"ath Party (Arab Socialist Renaissance Party) overthrew the government of General Abdul Arif (Iraq 2/03 ....

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... defence minister, Geoffrey Hoon, regarding the deployment of troops to the Gulf in coalition with American forces. The consequential expulsion of the regime of Saddam Hussein has, no doubt, benefited a country suffering from years of sanctions and oppression. His murderous regime has denied the Iraqi people a democratic government ... second only to Saudi Arabia. The world's complete dependence on oil partially explains why the West was so worried at the prospect of Saddam Hussein having the weapons of mass destruction. If he did possess weapons of mass destruction, then he could single...

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... within five hours "Defence secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was telling his aides to come up with plans for striking Iraq - even though there was no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks." - CBS NEWS. This is another statement which shows a general grudge against the country and leadership of Iraq, suggesting America would pounce on ... the worlds most wanted (Osama Bin Laden) things swiftly moved on to the leadership of Iraq. Now it was being dictated that Saddam Hussein is up to no good, making evil plans for mass destruction so the president of America decided solely that it was t...

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... Although Osama Bin Laden is still very much sought after, our attention has shifted to another threat. The target is the Iraqi regime, led by Saddam Hussein. Hussein's anti-American sentiment is unquestionable, as is his capability to bring harm to the citizens of the United States and our allies. Since this is ... most people ignore is if oil was the major motivation for the US, they could lift sanctions on Iraq and buy it. It's that simple. Hussein would be more than happy to sell it to them. He's dealt with the US before and would be happy to in the future. It ... agrees with the war...

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... of what can happen when a Nationalist Arab leader such as Gamal Abdel-Nasser can do, just like Saddam Hussein may try and perform in the future of left in power. If you look at Saddam's track record he has no worries about releasing chemical and biological weapons against nations like Kuwait. What kind ... of Coalition troops) they will continue to live under a regime that terrorises its own people. This in its self is grounds for immediate action taken against Saddam and his regime. What kind of civilised country would let this happen to the people that have given so much to the western...

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... . However war is generally described as conflict between parties, whether it is between countries, people or ideas. The "war" in Iraq is a war of America vs. Iraq or America vs. Saddam Hussein (who, because of his dictatorship, could be known as Iraq because of his control of the country). The "war" on terror is a war against terrorists or more specifically, their extremist ... mass destruction. The major threats come in three forms: chemical, biological and nuclear. The threat of chemical weapons was seen during the Tokyo subway attack using Sarin gas or when Saddam Hussein gassed thous...

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... World War I we have recognized the fact that poisonous gases can be used to quickly and effectively used to neutralize targeted enemies as well as civilians at large. Most recently Saddam Hussein has made apparent his ability to mobilize these agents while leaving his true intentions of their application unclear. This makes CBW a very serious issue not only to the close enemies ... ...

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... , speaks out frequently against Israel, but for him the real problem is the U.S. troop presence in his country dating to the military buildup before the 1991 Gulf War precipitated by Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait (Time magazine, October 2001 Beyer, Lisa pg 45). How likely is another attack? Federal agents have already turned up some worrisome evidence. Still no one is breathing ... ...

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... a threat to others should be dealt with in a peaceful manner. However, if the country or people don't want to follow laws and regulations something needs to be done about it. Saddam Hussein was a very controlling man and many lives were lost because of his power and their beliefs. Iraq had plenty of time to disarm and did not want to comply with ... ...

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... nation states used them as symbols of their place in the world pecking order. US Policy began to shift subtlety in 1990 to also deter biological and chemical attacks when Saddam Hussein was threatened with the use of nuclear weapons during the Gulf War if he released his known weapons mounted on missiles aimed at Israel or American troops. The so-called ... ...

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