[zoson]

I didn't read all of the responses to this post. Most of it is just petty bickering with no real value.
The issues at hand are:
1. Is the US wrong for attacking Iraq?
2. Has Saddam sufficiently voilated treaties and agreements to warrant the use of force?

We can see that question 1 will be answered by the finding's of question 2.

Now lets look at the world of politics where word of mouth means nothing, the power of the pen means everything, and those who are good at manipulation and have the best intelligence win everything.
The FACTS:
1. Saddam Hussein agreed to and SIGNED a treaty stating that he would cooperate and disarm. He has FAILED to do so. This is PROVEN by the fact that he has used WMD against the United States in theses early attacks (SCUD as noted by phreenet).

Quite honestly, I can stop right here - and I'm going to. Saddam broke a united nations treaty that had to do with WMD. The consequences of these actions are now falling on Iraq. The US gave Saddam every opportunity to come clean and disarm. Had Saddam faithfully followed through none of this would have happened at all.

Lets look at the real world now.
the FACTS:
1. The United States is the largest, most intelligent, most successful, and most powerful country in the entire world. Time and again we(the people of the US) have proven our worth and our concern for the world. I'd like to see ANYONE try to dispute the fact that the US gives back to the world more than any other nation. We head the red cross, we head the blue shield, we give billions in support to the world in the form of food, money, and supplies.
2. The world is subject to Darwin's law's of natural selection whether anyone likes it or not. Those most fit for survival do just that - they survive. If something/someone is threatening the survival of the strongest, they're going to get squished. It's just like when you kill a bug - it was not fit for survival, and thus did not survive.

Those are the bare facts. Saddam broke his written word, Saddam causes his whole country and the middle eastern region a whole lot of pain. Saddam gets spanked. He is a bad man that needs to be straightened out.

In no way am I saying that I support war, or George Bush (I hate the man) but the simple fact is that George Bush is not breaking international laws and Saddam is, and that provides every justification needed.
.02
-Zoson
EDIT: I pity the fool that does not recognize that the US is looking out for world benefit.