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- krist0ff0
personally i didn't find the war either entertaining or dramatic, but using the pretence of WMD for invading I think most would agree was simply not the real motive.
still, my point is that clearly sanctions were not working - yes saddam appeared to be getting stronger as his people weakened through starvation and illness. and if in excess of 500,000 iraqi children have died since 1991 as a direct result of sanctioning something had to be done.
i can't realistically envisage the sanctions having been lifted, so my concern, purely with the regards to the iraqi people, is that the current situation could not have continued and that something must have been done.
If only to prevent the humanitarian disaster (which was caused through economic sanctioning) continuing some action had to be taken. i am just interested what your opinions are on the alternatives.