Aneirin
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From: Tamaris
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ORIGINAL: LillyoftheVally
See I remember a hell of a lot of people arguing with me about why the war was a good thing, because of human rights issues that was a BIG one, I had people stop me in the street because of my choice of clothing to tell me why, maybe my memory is wrong and maybe all it was about was WMD maybe all the polls did stipulate those two things and maybe poll taking has changed massively in the years since because many seem satisfied with simple 'do you want to do this ... yes/no' Maybe everyone really did care about it being UN sanctioned, but I am not totally convinced.
So, one of the reasons for the attack on Iraq was Saddam Hussein's bad human rights record, what he had done to his people, fine, the world does need to act when this sort of thing happens, but at the same time as America and Britain waded into Iraq, Robert Mugabwe of Zimbabwe was carrying out atrocities on his people, including world condemned acts of racism.
I remember, my personal question at the time when hearing of human rights issues being yet another reason for the taking out of Saddam, I wondered if after the USA and the UK had made the world right in Iraq, they would then move onto Zimbabwe and deal with Mugabwe, and then move onto the next abuser of human rights, in the guise of self imposed world police force.
It might be good if they did, probably do more good in the world, hey , even make friends with people. But I am sad to think they won't do that, they are not interested in Human rights, that is just something to use when it is expedient, they won't go anywhere where there is no oil to control.
Which brings me to a much voiced question, was regime change in Iraq more about oil than WMD's ?
And why was regime change necessary, what was it, was Saddam failing to give Bush what he wanted, was Saddam ignoring Bush even.
Even if there was complete and utter truth that Saddam Hussein had complied wholly and totally with the conditions set down by the UN regarding his WMD's, my thoughts are, Bush still would not have believed it, for he needed his reason to wade in there, perhaps it is what he always intended to do, but just needed a good enough reason to put to his country and then go steaming in guns blazing.
Who actually profitted from the regime change and are they still profitting I wonder.
Blair only tagged along because he wanted to be a big man in the world and perhaps Bush promised him something, said something to get Blair's undivided attention. One thing I do remember before the invasion, was Blair always enjoyed using rich person's holiday homes, something on his PM's wage, he could not afford himself, he I know wanted bigger things in life, he is totally out for himself, prime minister of the UK was just a stepping stone.
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