The administration and advocates for preemptive war deduce a direct; specific, concrete focused at the U.S. threat from Sadaam's criminal record, evil character, and the fact he used poison gas during his war with Iran, and against his own people in the 1980's and the brutal repression he has resorted to since. ... All of our past methods of dealing with him have failed if that is our criteria, conciliation and appeasement, war and crushing defeat, extreme economic, political and military sanctions, and now massive overt threats. ...

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