HERESY said:
The *SECOND* america decided to go in the war was over. Done. Finished. The united states has found NOTHING so far and right now it seems they are 100% wrong. Saddam didn't use weapons and he is done, with no chance of ever getting back in power. Why not go out with a bang? You're already being invaded, your sons have been killed, your generals and comrades captured or killed and your resources are becoming scarce.
Why didn't he go out with a bang? This war started out as the hunt for weapons of mass destruction, it didn't turn into the hunt for Saddam until they couldn't find shit. Saddam may very well have believed that they were not after him personally, but the alleged weapons and whatever resistance stands in the way of them. Now why he didn't use them after his army was depleting, his sons were killed, and his generals were talking, I don't know, that would likely favor him not having any weapons to begin with.
HERESY said:
If America says "SADDAM HAD NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION WE HAD INCORRECT INFO" where does that leave america?
Standing before the U.N. faced against the world. Or maybe we'll punk the U.N. like we always do and continue about our way. Either way, it won't last forever, sooner or later action is going to be taken against America, willfully or unlawfully, and Saddam--had my scenerio been correct--would be to thank for it all.
HERESY said:
I would agree with this IF he (he meaning his army/iraq) didn't fight back. If he stood his ground, stayed at his palace and commanded his troops to NOT return fire or engage in conflict you would have a point. THAT would put the nail in america's coffin [...] You can do a better job by NOT fighting back.
I don't agree with that because if we didn't find anything we could just say hey, no harm no foul, and you know not a damn person would say anything about it either. But if we entered the country killed thousands of troops including Saddam's relatives, then find nothing, thats a pretty big "oops!". Saddam doesn't need to be a sitting duck, he has every right to defend himself upon invasion and not have to answer to the U.N.
HERESY said:
He didn't do that. He engaged in war and when it's war you're going to use ANY weapons you have. When you are combating an enemy and you're out gunned/out manned you're going to use ANY weapon or tactic you can. I'm telling you right now if I were an iraqi soldier and I knew were weapons of mass destruction were (which i doubt they have) I would try to use them.
Why didn't he use them on us the first time around?
Why didn't he use them in Kuwait?
Why didn't he use them in Iran?
You acknowledge that we gave him weapons, so we know they had them around these times. He was engaged in WAR and he didn't use them, why?
HERESY said:
You assume. It's no way in hell you knew what saddam was thinking. That cat could have been thinking about snorting a line elvis. He could have been thinking about God. He could have been thinking about raping his son. He could have been thinking about petting a tiger. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS IN HIS HEAD!
Your right, I don't. I'm not claiming to know what he was thinking, I said I know one thing... still an assumption. It is common sense that everyone knows, and I believe the leader of the country that is subject to this war would know as well.
HERESY said:
America went against U.N. regulations by going to war. EVEN IF SADDAM HAD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THAT DOES NOT GIVE AMERICA THE RIGHT TO INVADE. AMERICA WAS TO GO TO WAR FOR 3 REASONS:
1. MANDATE BY THE U.N.
2.IMMINENT THREAT. IMMINENT THREAT HAS BEEN DEFINED AS "CLOSE TO IMPACT" OR ABOUT TO HIT/ON IT'S WAY. IN THAT CASE AMERICA CAN RETURN FIRE (MOST LIKELY A SHIT LOAD OF NUKES WOULD BE LAUNCHED).
3. I'LL LET YOU FIGURE THIS ONE OUT.
Man, you could use this post to defend me. Your exactly right. America went against U.N. regulations. But can we thank Saddam for that? What if Saddam, at the beginning of all this WMD hype, said to weapons inspectors, sure come on in, my home is your home, search where ever you'd like. Then, America wouldn't have an excuse for invading. Saddam was standing there with a red flag calling America on to charge. He even made it easier by denying weapons inspectors access to search for these WMD. Why would he do that if he had no such weapons. You want my answer? It wasn't to hide them, it wasn't to destroy them, it was to bluff, and make America call them on it. The end result, America killed thousands, and finds nothing. Of course, Saddam couldn't have guessed that in a hunt for WMD that they would target him and his family for execution.
HERESY said:
As far as him killing his own people thats up for debate.
I could write a book to you on how wrong that statement is but instead I will say just this. You mentioned that you like to travel. Well if you have the chance, hit up Iraq and see if you can find Saddam's greatest hits at any local video store, I heard they are a best seller. I'm sure you can guess what is on them.