Originally posted by: jahawkin
Originally posted by: etech
"How will leaving Saddam in power bring peace and justice to the Iraqi people."
I won't talk over you and will give you all of the space you want to answer the question.
Once again, I say that leaving Saddam in power will not bring peace and justice to the Iraqis. But peace and justice can be brought to the Iraqis through peaceful means. Just because I can't formulate those means right now does not mean my viewpoint is discredited. At the core of this issue is how states interact with each other in the post Cold War era. Our system international collective security has worked for the past 50 years, and scrapping it by changing the rules of the game (ie, preemptive attack is acceptable) is not the best idea right now. Only through international cooperation will we solve the problems that face us in now or in the future. Our upcoming war with Iraq is the antithesis of international cooperation, as it looks like now we may be going in alone (literally - without the UN approval or support from the UK).
the UN has no interest in Justice for Saddam. it let him continue in power 12 years ago and it will continue to do so for as long as we allow it. Saddam has said he would rather die than leave office. Let him have his wish.
