US versus Iraq

[mr. k]

I just wanted to start a general discussion on the seemingly forthcoming US war aginst Iraq. This seemed like a good forum to post it, there is a varied international community that will have interesting views on what the others have to say.

I think that the disarming of Iraq is important, but I can't see a good outcome coming from the war. In the inspection reports read by Hans Blix the other day, he said there was little found except for a few missiles not capable of reaching very far and unmanned aircraft. I believe Iraq is in the process of destroying the missiles.
But let's assume two extreme positions: that Iraq is a) in posession/development of no weapons whatsoever or b) in aggressive delevopment and posession of weapons of mass destruction. Either way, if the US does invade Iraq, either a) the only outcome of the bloodshed is a regime change (democracy would not be bad, but would would it take to establish? I will talk about that later) and there would be loss of life on both sides. But if there is a remote proximity to situation b), and Iraq is in fact hiding and developing harmful weapons there could be a devestating fight in Iraq, followed by massive retaliation by the US. I know sometimes war becomes neccessary, but I don't think it is here. I think potential risks outwiegh benefits.
And why is the White House going after a failing, comparitevly weak regime when countries like N. Korea, Pakistan, and India also are known to have Nuclear weapons? N. Korea's cult-like national attitude and militaristic attitude seems too much like Japan's before world war 2. Pakistan has been distributing nukes to other nations and who knows what else.
I say do with Iraq what the US did with Stalin and Soviet Russia... Let it die. There are other, younger threats emerging that should be dealt with.

[Sirtovin]

I am a Conservative... I support the War in Iraq... This is all I will post on this topic... if you want... go to my website... and than we can talk turkey...lol....

But not here.

[Ricky]

Oh geez, not another one of these...

[Darkshadow]

Heh, that's what I was thinking. Can we open up a new forum just for "political" talk?

[dixonbm]

Is this the right place to voice political views?? I realize this is a forum, but I thought it was a forum for discussing Macs and computers.

Or am I just off my rocker?

[edX]

dixonbm - this is the cafe. it is the correct place for discussing just about anything that doesn't have to do with macs and computers. the topic is ok. it's just that we already have about 4 threads going on this subject. mr. k might have been better off to have added his thoughts to one of those instead of starting a new thread. but hey, if people want to discuss it with him, then we'll let them.

[voice-]

All I'll comment on is Pakistan and India...the nukes each have is practically the only reason there isn't a war there...both are too scared of consequences to attack...disarm one and hell would break loose.

[chevy]

Originally posted by Sirtovin
I am a Conservative... I support the War in Iraq... This is all I will post on this topic... if you want... go to my website... and than we can talk turkey...lol....

But not here.

I am conservative too, and even the most conservative European (the Pope) is against the war the way it is announced. War may be a way to reach a result. This is not a sufficient solution. It can be part of a process, it is not a goal in itself.