Those who have been watching the war on television are familiar with the video footage after the US military took control of Safwan, the southern Iraqi border town, when a man was captured on film hitting a large, partially destroyed wall portrait of Saddam Hussein with his shoe. ... A few days after the world heard about the shoe being smacked against Hussein's forehead, ABC News reporter John Donvan and his crew crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq and visited the town. ... From Donvan's interview that day the world learned that just because the townsfolk do not like Saddam, it...

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Having been the dictator of Iraq since 1979, Saddam Hussein is said to have chemical and biological weapons which violate the UN Charta. Considering previous aggressive and cruel actions by Saddam as invading Iran and later on, in 1990, Kuwait this would be a potential danger to other states, particularly as Saddam Hussein doesn't seem to have changed in the meantime. Although he officially stated to have fulfilled the UN-regulations about his disarmament he had accepted after his defeat in the Second Gulf War, Hussein still didn't grant weapon inspectors unlimited access to his pala...

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Now we are after Saddam Hussein and not really aiding our own citizens, but neglecting the vital duties that a government should take care of including aid to students and families, supporting our public schools, and maintaining the status quo of the economy. ... The Star commented that "his focus on domestic issues was aimed at soothing the fears of many in the United States who accuse the Bush administration of ignoring the serious challenges facing the biggest economy in the world while directing its attention to removing Saddam Hussein". ...

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In the last few months we have invaded Iraq and removed Saddam Hussein from power. ... In 1991 the United States led coalition forces from the United Nations into Kuwait to liberate Kuwait after it was invaded by Saddam Hussein and Iraq. ... Within the past few days the United States has accused Syria of harboring fugitives from Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime and has warned the Syrian government of the possible consequences. ...

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Whether it be "[dressing] up simple statements [to] give an air of scientific impartiality to biased judgments" (BR, 24), as the case is in the quote: "In my view, [waiting is] the riskiest of all options, because the longer we wait, the stronger and bolder Saddam Hussein will become. We could wait and hope that Saddam does not give weapons to terrorists, or develop a nuclear weapon to blackmail the world. ...

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During the news casting they showed the Americans taking down the large statue of Saddam Hussein in front of one of his many palaces. The American soldiers first placed an American flag in Saddam's hand, then placed an Iraq Flag in his hand. ... But, it was now in the hands of the Iraqi citizens and not Saddam anymore. ...

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Since January there have been various debates about Iraq and why it should be conquered by our troops to maintain peace. Once President Bush made his decision to go in without the help of the U.N. it meant that more of our U.S. military troops were going to have to be deployed. Most of these troops ...

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While Saddam Hussein's regime was clearly evil and needed to be disarmed, it did not present an immediate threat to U.S. security that would justify going to war, particularly going to war alone. ...

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