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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Xaccers
you keep asking questions - how about answering some?
1) Did we find WMD? (one of the reasons for invasion) We didn't need to for the action to be legal.
2) Was there any proof that Saddam was sponsoring or supporting Al-Quaeda? (another of the reasons for the invasion) Wasn't any need to for the action to be legal.
3) Have more Iraqis died in the last 3 years than in the previous 3 years?No, iraq body count suggests 50,000 iraqi's, haven't been able to find the exact figures, but the UN suggest that over 200,000 iraqi children died between 2000 and 2003.
4) Has the invasion of Iraq increased or decreased the terror threat?A terrorist threat is a terrorist threat, there is no gradient, either there will be attacks or there won't, as I've said, France and Canada opposed the action yet both have been targets of terrorism since
5) Have more UK and US soldiers died in the last 3 years than the previous 3 years?Yes, its called a war, unfortunately, people die.
6) Is there any signs of the situation in Iraq getting better, or is it just descending into a inter-faction bloodbath, with the US and UK unable to control it?Depends who you listen to, some media companies would like you to believe that civil war is currently underway, while others show the facts that negate this idea. Officially, from those on the ground to those with more information than you and I have access to, the majority agree that civil war has not broken out.
7) Do you believe it is alright for one or two countries to invade another country, even if the majority of the democratic nations in the world are against that invasion?I believe it can be
I await your answers with bated breath.
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Now that I've answered yours, perhaps you'll go back and answer mine, though this time without denying what you've written please.
1. If a dictator is torturing and murdering his population, and the majority of the UN decide no action should be taken, then should a nation take action on it's own and oust the dictator?
2. If a dictator is torturing and murdering his population, and the majority of the UN decide action should be taken, then should a nation with the backing of the UN oust the dictator?
3. If your answers are 1. No, 2. Yes, then are you putting international approval above the actions of the dictator and the suffering of his population?