YUP!

But the problem was that we didn't keep count of what we gave him, subtract what he used against the Kurds and Iranians.

Regardless of what we did or didn't know, I think we should have had better intel.

The guy was a (Can't use the word I want) and needed to be removed. But It would have been a hellva lot better if we found a missle or two in the mean time to shore up our position.

They did found a couple of planes buried in the sands of Iraq....will that shore up the position??

Not really, It just proves there was a lack of hanger space in Iraq. Either that or Iraq had a real problem with training it's pilots

I still believe that IF Saddam had WMD's prior to the war. He either moved them out to syria or other nation with common goals, or they are very well buried.

But My belief in his not having them, but pretending to have them, knowing damn well we were going to attack anyway. He made Us and our allies look like the terrorist we are claiming to fight. Saddam knew he was going down. His press statements of making the desert turn red with allied blood is a statement of defience but false bravado. Whistling while walking through the graveyard.

To commit troops and resources without real substantial proof is in it's entirety very unreasonable and borders on dangerous. It adds more volatile fuel to a already hot fire.

Regardless of who provided the Intel, Isreal, U.K. U.S. or the tooth fairy it must be accurate.
Anytime innocent civilian lives, and the lives of our nations military's men and women are put in harms way, the Intel must be correct and verified. Without concrete information, and the ability to rely on that information, we are acting in a unlawful and terroristic manner. You cannot engage in a pre-emptive war based on faulty intel, or good intel that was used in a faulty manner, and expect no retaliation or bad press. It seems now that our intel wasn't what it should be, the powers that be are playing duck and cover as well as finger pointing.

History will tell.

You're right, the War means that these terrorists will never again....er, wait a minute.....no, it's ok, I must of misheard the news, could have sworn these guys were still in operation...must have been static on the radio.

Wake up and smell the Fatwa.

So aquatis i take it you dont know about the little known wars of WW1 an WW2, the Vietnam War, The Korean War or even the Falklands WAr.

"Joe Shmoes" does care about what happened in past wars, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE NUREMBERG TRIALS??? Thats were all the bad men that helped and were part of the Nazi's got theyre comeuppance.

You see the world does care about the conduct of countries in both starting and during wars, a great deal in fact.......Why do people insist on talking about Iraq as if it is insignificant.

So its ok for you to destroy saudi arabia or turkey who just happen to be next to iraq an also our allies?????

Thats a great gung ho attitude to have it really is, its an attitude that just makes things worse not better.

Except the ones who worked on the V1 and V2 projects and were responsible for killing thousands of Brits, they got nice jobs at NASA.