Why we HAD to take out Sadam Hussein

The real issue with Sadam is NOT if he had weapons of mass destruction, it is that he WANTED them, did use them, and will use them again. What makes him different from other tin horn dictators is that he had the oil reserves that gave him the wealth to buy them or the technology to make them. AND he had delusions of grandeur that made him a terrorist without par.

Assume that President Bush and PM Blair were completely wrong, that Sadam currently had NO weapons of mass destruction and the most powerful weapon he has is a shotgun, then what? The sanctions are lifted? Inspector’s leave? Then what will he do? He would sell oil, amass wealth and begin to buy and build these weapons to use on his neighbors and us, either directly or indirectly.

There is no dispute that he started 2 wars for the sole purpose of gaining power.
There is no dispute that he tried to trick the UN inspectors.
There is no dispute that he used weapons of mass destruction.
There is no dispute that he would have used them if he had them.
There is no dispute that he had a biological weapons program
There is no dispute that he had a nuclear weapons program
There is no dispute that he had chemical weapons
There is no dispute that he USED chemical weapons on the Kurds
There is no dispute that he sponsored terrorism.
There is no dispute that he had ballistic missiles.
There is no dispute that he ignored the UN.
There is no dispute that he has murdered thousands of his own citizens
There is no dispute that he was a liar.

Now, with an UNDISPUTED record like that, did the world really want this man to continue to be in a position to amass wealth? It doesn’t matter if he was directly linked to 9-11 or not, he is of the same ilk, he had the same desires, and even greater resources than Al Qaida.

Much has been made lately about how much our government knew before 9-11 and whether it could have been prevented. President Bush knows the intent and capability of Sadam and is trying to stop him. Let’s give him that support so we will not mourn more thousands who die at the hand of Sadam and his henchmen. Regime change was the only way to effectively stop this murderous madman from prevailing in his diabolical schemes.

To those who NOW say that other alternatives would have been better (see my posting on who supports the Iraq War, you may be surprised), while I respect your desire for peace, your ideas are dangerous. This is not Vietnam, this is Hitler, only Sadam has more money that Hitler ever had. Freedom and peace have never been free. They are purchased by blood, sweat and sacrifice. They have been purchased by thousands of young men and women who understood what you do not.

And to those U.S. Congressmen who stood on Iraqi soil and criticized our President, you are traitors, pure and simple. Exercise your freedom of speech in the halls of our government, voice your descent, by all means, but never again give aid and comfort to an enemy of the United States outside of our borders.