Fundamentalism (General)

by David Turell , Sunday, November 09, 2008, 01:19 (5655 days ago) @ Walter

Incontrovertable facts: the pretext on which the US went in was that Saddam had WMDs. Al-Quaeda links were thrown in as a sweetener. The UN was opposed to the invasion. International lawyers said it was illegal. Bush and his poodle Blair took no notice and went in all the same. As a result, there are millions of people dead, injured, homeless etc. There were no WMDs. Saddam had no link with Al-Quaeda. - I must beg to differ. The absolute fact that Iraq had no WMD's came to light only after the war started. Saddam, actually to protect his weakened country according to current analysis, boasted continuously of them. There has been some connection with Al-Quaeda demonstrated. It seems to depend on which analysts you read or listen to what the truth is. I tend to believe what I have read. The millions of dead are primarily the fault of Sunni and Shiite resistance groups killing each other and innocent neutral citizens. Saddam killed at will also until he was stopped. - As for the UN, I think you know my opinion. A paper tiger that is mainly a charitable conduit for third world countries. The orgainization itself is riddled with fraud, per Paul Volcker. The World Court and groups of 'international lawyers' have not been unanimously accepted by enough of the world to matter. Texas recently executed a deserving murderer whom the World Court demanded not to be killed. I'm glad Texas did not give up its own sovereignty. Note that in the States, the states have their own right to sovereignty. All Bush could do was ask Texas 'pretty please', which was ignored. - This is why I have raised the issue: we are still hunter-gatherers at heart. Can this group find a better solution?