[airspirit]

He had 12 years to dispose of this stuff. It doesn't take 12 years to get rid of it. That was practically all he had to do to get sanctions lifted, so is it our fault he still has sanctions against him? Since that was the requirement for us NOT invading and removing him in 1991, is it our fault that we're now fulfilling our obligations under the 1991 surrender agreement?

It's been 12 years. C'mon, people! You talk about four months, but we've been babysitting this guy for 12 years while his people are starved and tortured, and his military slowly rebuilds. He has never had any intention on doing what he said he was going to do, so why should we keep placating him? It is the US's money that funds it, so I suppose all you Europeans (except the Brits, who have also taken part in the containment effort) have no perspective into the BILLIONS we've already spent caging this guy.

12 years. Enough is enough.

There is no point debating the merits of this further, though, since it is happening as we speak. Some of you think we're right. Some of you don't. Fine. Lets leave it at that before we want to kill each other.

Gmat: I didn't direct that fsck you at you in that other thread: I directed it at foreign governments who have put their own self interests over fulfillment of their obligations. Since Iraq violated their agreements, it is the obligation of the US and the security council to act, but because of the selfish reasons of those nations, the UN was proved absolutely worthless, and the US/Brit/Spn/etc had to go it alone. While I find the attitude of some of those nation's citizens equally abhorrent, at least you have a reasonable argument for you case unlike most of the people out there who have no clue what they are actually protesting for or against, besides what a biased media outlet programmed them with, and for that, I respect your argument. I would never directly attack a fellow forum member like that. If I offended you, I apologize.