From: "Robert G Lewis" 

I have very mixed emotions on this.

To some extent internal matters should remain so. However the liberal in me
has a real problem when Governmental leaders kill their internal opponents,
or when a Murderer is running a country or when a leader ( Mugabe) violets
his own countries laws and makes a total mess of it. I also have a minor
problem with the attitude that as long as they kill their own it's okay.
Just because a person is born in a given country or of a given race doesn't
mean its okay for their leaders to kill them and let the world sit back and
watch. Where the line should be drawn I don't know, nor do I know what
should be done.

Bob Lewis

"Alan Cairns"  wrote in message
news:BA76B9FD.99AC%alancairns{at}dccnet.com...
> Why now? As far as I can see, Iraq is much weaker now than at any time in
> the past ten years. I found Colin Powell's "evidence" totally
unconvincing.
> We should stop the  sanctions, and give the people of Iraq a chance.
> Revolution never happens when the people are at  the bottom. When things
> begin to improve, the  regime will become intolerable.
>
> In any case, unless there is a clear threat to world peace, what happens
in
> Iraq is a mater for Iraqis.
>
> Alan
>
> On 17/02/2003 1:33 PM, in article 3e515340$1{at}w3.nls.net, "Robert
G Lewis"
r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > To a certain extent I agree. In this case due to his actions causing the
> > last war he does have an obligation to live up to the agreements. By
failing
> > to live up to those agreements he does open himself up to enforcement
> > actions.
> >
> > Bob Lewis
> >
alancairns{at}dccnet.com> wrote in message
> > news:BA767763.9821%alancairns{at}dccnet.com...
> >> Iraq is an independent nation. However bad its government may be, it is
> > not
> >> for us to interfere, absent an immediate threat. I see no threat.
> >>
> >> Alan
> >>
> >> On 17/02/2003 7:57 AM, in article 3e510456$1{at}w3.nls.net, "Robert G
Lewis"
r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Saddam could do something like agree to let in a large
group of French
> > or
> >>> Belgium forces to search. That way he could show he was willing to
show
> > he
> >>> had met his obligations but also stood up against the 'evil' US
> >>
> >
> >
>

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