[quote name='Rich']
Aside from removing one more nation from the list of those who have/will aid in any way they can terrorists of all forms? [/quote]
You do realize any aid he gave to terrorist groups, such as al qaeda, was just as likely to be used against him than it was anyone else (as they hated his secular government). Now you can argue he aided hamas in some ways, but they are an organization whose military wing uses terrorist tactics to fight a domestic war (more along the lines of the IRA). Saddam was more likely to go after terrorist organizations than aid them (and terrorists had an easier time in kurdish territories, uncontrolled by saddam).
To surround Iran and Syria with US friendlies?
To forcible install favorable governments, great justification (though, it's ironic you'd mention Iran in that, we all know how that turned out).
To rid Iraq of the prohibited weapons they undoubtedly had/ve?
Get back to me when you got evidence of wmd's, instead of just blind faith.
Most Arab govt.s also wanted Saddam out of power, and it will be the first step towards bringing some fragile stability to the Middle East.
Find me the ones who wanted it through u.s. intervention and at the expense of angering the majority of the world, and giving more recruits to terrorists.
If our military was capable of ousting every dictator in the world, I would support it every step of the way.
If any country ever decided to start a massive war such as that, I'd have absolutely no problem with advocating the killing of the leaders behind it, or simply destroying the nation that attempts it. The body count would be unrivaled in all of history if your idea was attempted.
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