... countries care nothing about the well-being of innocent people. Their only concern is their pocketbooks. France, Germany, and Russia have made deals with Saddam Hussein and would benefit if the US does not overthrow him. A war sanctioned by the UN would never happen because nations such as France and ... Security Council have economic interests in Iraq. Protesters also claim that they want peace, but ignore the millions of Iraqis that are oppressed by Saddam Hussein's regime. France has a long history of supporting Iraq. Aside from being greatly in debt to France, Iraq also has very int...

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... thousands of American men and women are entering a conflict that military officials say will entail destruction never seen on this earth. In 1991 Saddam Hussein and his army invaded Kuwait despite the warnings of the United States and the international community. Upon the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the United ... northern Iraq, killing innocent thousands of women and children. He has also unleashed these weapons on his neighboring countries, most notably Iran. Saddam Hussein also has known ties to terrorist organizations, most notably the Osama Bin Laden led Al-Queada, the terrorist group...

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... Powell's speech provided a persuasive argument for declaring war against Iraq. Powell's articulate argument was supported by audio and information, logistical information, and testimonials. The Secretary also constantly referred to Saddam Hussein's, the President of Iraq, poor creditability in the past and present with ample examples. Terrorism and the horrendous acts of 9/11 were also were addressed by Powell. Every argument must ... would be confronting an even more frightening future. In closing, Powell briefly reminded the Council of Hussein's violations of human rights. For example,...

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... people of this country gave up some of their freedom, and liberties that they took for granted. Because of this we saw President Bush focus his attention on Saddam Hussein. President Bush Believes that Saddam Hussein pursuit of weapons of mass destruction pose a grave danger, not only to his neighbors, but also to the United States. His regime aids, and protects terrorists, including ... of mass destruction demands unwarering determination, and firm international cohesion on the part of all countries for which freedom is precious. On January 30 the U.N. Weapons inspectors have confirme...

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... to war against a foreign country that has not threatened or attacked us. Although Iraq does not pose a clear and present danger, the White House wants the against Iraq to prevent Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq, from using weapons of mass destruction, and they also think Iraq is not cooperating with the U.N. inspectors. The U.S. has no proof of Iraq having weapons of mass ... not attack Iraq because they think Iraq is not cooperating with the UN inspections, was would result in massive human suffering. The Bush Adminstation wants to go to war because Saddam Hussein has violated UN Securi...

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... United Nations Security Council was created to help in the case of disputes like the one in Iraq. The UN should target Saddam Hussein, not his people and country. If all the members of the UN tried hard enough, discrediting Saddam we could have solved this dispute without the need to go to war. As urged by Human Rights Watch and others the ... UN should establish an international tribunal to indict Saddam and his top officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It would set into motion both internal and external forces that might remove him from power. (winwithoutwarus.org) Tho...

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... of the Commission on Human Rights even though the country has a poor record of jailing and torturing political opponents. Iraq was a member at the Disarmament Conference when the government of Saddam Hussein was being examined by United Nation arms inspectors. Lastly, Rwanda was on the Security Council in 1994 when the country was slaughtering members of the Tutsi, an ethnic minority. ''No ... ...

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... spent on this war. I know this war has really no significant reasons to occupy Iraq. Although because president Bush is seeking these weapons of mass destruction and the capture of Saddam Hussein. Many weapon inspectors found that Iraq is no longer a threat of weapons of mass destruction to the United States. Ever since the war in the Gulf, these weapons have been ... ...

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