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I watched some of the footage from Powell's speach today. I'm not convinced outright war is the right way to go forward. To Powell's credit I must say that his speach was clear and non-aggressive. He got his message though: the Iraqis may be lying. I'm not really very shaken. So what? What next?
US has been bombing Iraqi air defenses through the years. Why don't they bomb these 7 trucks they talk about and get it over with? Keep on inspecting and hopefully some kind of peaceful resolution can be found. Based on yesterday's interview of Sadam I would think that he maybe way too proud, but still someone who can be reasoned with. He is no madman. I would say he was pretty articulate.
In the unlikely case that US decides to attack on its own Iraq might respond with chemical weapons. If the weapons are used against armed forces I really can't blame them for it. It surely is agains the Geneva convention, but US has been blatantly in violation of the treaty for years. What else could the Iraqis do when facing a greater military power. Not a nice thing to do, but they have to do what they can.
Finland fought against Russia in WWII. Our independence was saved by the courage and determination put into the desperate effort. Lucky for us, we were pretty much saved by the bell. WWII ended and we were left as a cushion. Thus I can definately relate more to the opressed than the opressors.