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Originally Posted by c312
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and short, the weapons that were found are only part of what Saddam had and was told to destroy yet could never prove he did...My question is this: Why do you trust Saddam Hussein so much?
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If Saddam DID have these weapons - How come he didn't use them when the U.S was on his doorstep? If he's so untrustworthy and cutthroat, don't you think he would have done something when he knew the jig was up?
He had all that time do something to the U.S between the gulf wars, and he didn't really do anything - I guess that's why people didn't feel threatened enough by him to go to war...
...and if you say "But he's a DICTATOR!" Then just think to yourself how many other oppresive regimes are in power, that the U.S has just ignored. Look at africa.
I could pose you with a similar question: Why do you trust your own government so much?
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If he used the weapons against us, it would have made the entire world angry at him and his country. It would never have been able to defend himself in a trial like he is trying to do now. He would have had even more enemies than he does now. And as for why I trust my own government: They haven't given me a reason not to, and it's ridiculous that you would even put them in the same light as a government like Saddam Hussein's. |
I don't buy this for a second. Why would he keep them then? If he thought as far ahead as you're considering, don't you think he would have ordered the elimination of the weapons? That would ensure the rest of the world wouldn't have reason to hate him.
...and I didn't put them in the same light as Hussein's regime. I simply believe if you put enough faith into a government as powerful as yours (when you don't actually have to - You're ALLOWED to question your own government, infact you SHOULD in order to keep it running effieciently and without corruption) you're dangerously allowing the wool to be pulled over your eyes should the need arise.