lets go point by point since you
"The civilian death toll in Iraq has been caused by extensive bombings and by our trade sanctions. These sanctions are the only reason why the Iraqi people are so firmly behind their despotic leader. They are being starved and bombed by America and Britain, and Saddam voices their defiance. If we had not imposed the sanctions, Iraq would probably not be under Saddam now. Funny how America is is so keen on the free market as an alleviator of poverty, except when it comes to sanctioning countries it doesn't like - the Cuban and North Korean people have hardly benefited from such sanctions. All theses sanctions have done is strengthen popular support for harmful regimes. Remember how Hitler rose to power?"
First of all the "extensive bombings" are protecting the resistence movements in the north and south by not allowing saddam to bomb his citizens that dont support him that was always the idea behind the no fly zone.
Im against sanctions to but take your pick war or sanctions. Or perhaps we can just surrender and let saddam get all the wepons he wants.
"And would I rather live in Iraq than Britain? No, but I'd far rather live there than as a Palestinian in our old mate Israel. When are we going to stand up to Israeli brutality, my morally crusading friend? Simple answer - never. It's not in our best interests."
Yes because isrealis torture children to get to parents. Isralies do the best they can to deal with the situation there neither side is 100 percent right, but if your citizens were being attacked everyday you'd take some vigilince to.
"Show us the proof. If you send weapons inspectors in, you have to trust their judgment, otherwise what's the point?"
here is information about a former iraqi nuclear defector
http://ask.com/main/metaAnswer.asp?t=ai ... g=1&qsrc=0
No one doubts saddam wants nukes why do you think he was working on making a nuclear power plant when his country could obviously be powered by fossil fuel which is much cheaper.
"Yes, let's look on the bigger scale. The people of Iraq will clearly thank us when we've installed our military leadership, disguised as a democracy, having killed most of their men and by accident a good number of their women and children. They'll love us. Wake up! This is no campaign of liberation - British military sources are convinced that taking Iraq will create a sullen people waiting to take revenge."
If we wanted to take over Iraq we could have done it in the first war. Look at japan, south korea, afghanistan is a work in proggress but we do not take over countries we liberate them.
"Yes, Afghanistan is such a successful democracy now we've blitzed it. Think again. It's as bad as it ever was, with clerics and warlords ruling the roost, women back in burkas and people in poverty. Why? Because we spent 15 billion US dollars on the war, and only 6m in restructuring Afghanistan."
Its not going to happen over night but it is far better than it was two years ago. The US spent all the money liberating it you other countries can lend a hand and pay for a little of the reconstruction yourself
"How much money do you really think it costs to fund a suicide bomber? As much as it costs to buy some wires and fertiliser, pretty much. Peace will never happen in Israel until Israel moves off Palestinian soil. If your friends or family had been butchered by American-made M16-toting Israeli soldiers because they tried to cross into the neighbouring village to get some food, and all you had to fight with was sticks and stones, wouldn't you fight back however you could?"
Your obviously a militant arab, isreal leaving cant happen palistinians leaving cant happen there has to be a middle ground that they can come to. The bombs themself dont cost much but one of the reasons so many people are willing to do that is they are so poor and their families are taken care of by these terrorist groups
"It's this simple. Our motives in the Middle East have never been altruistic, and it is incredibly naive to think the are now. Only support war if you'd be happy to die for the cause yourself; I know that I wouldn't want to die in this one."
I would die for this cause it is a noble goal to bring freedom to the world. Im not in the military at the moment because I feel I am doing more for my country working in public service but should the time come where are country needs more troops I would willingly go serve my country.