French have had their chips!
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Huw, I think we all want the same thing here - to end Iraqi civillian suffering and get rid of Saddam.
I also agree that it is worth fighting for, but believe that there are other ways of fighting besides dropping bombs.
As for high standards of living, Iraqis had one of the highest standards of living in the Middle east prior to sanctions imposed by the west; requests for lifting sanctions were repeatedly vetoed by the US and UK despite evidence that they were killing ordinary Iraqis and having little effect on Saddam. This debunks the moral case for war in my eyes.
Madeleine Albright said that the price of 500 000 Iraqi child deaths was "worth it". I disagree.
I do think that the threat of war has brought about positive results from Saddam, whichi is a plus for US/UK actions so far, but I cannot see how actual war is justified. Diplomacy is of the greatest importance right now.