The United States is completely justified with invading Iraq. First of all Saddam Hussein would be a worse threat if not stopped now. He may have done nothing to start this war, but this war is also a war on terrorism. Many have seen the photos of what Hussein does to his own people, humanity cannot let this happen. The Iraqis deserve a free and democratic government. It is not right to let them be ruled by this dictating tyrant anymore. Finally we must rid the world of a sadistic, war mongering, maker of Weapons of Mass Destruction. .
The Principle consideration is Saddam Hussein's strength. We need to go to war now while Hussein is not as strong as he"ll be later. According to The Weekly Standard's Frederick W. Kagan, if we strike while Hussein is weak we will have "a maximum likelihood of success. If the enemy feels itself ready for an attack it will put up more of a fight, thus causing more casualties". Kagan continues, " If our military is required to wait an open-ended basis while diplomacy and other avenues are explored, the likelihood of achieving surprise is dramatically reduced. If we delay it leaves the initiative in the hands of our enemies, which puts us at a disadvantage". We need the advantage in this war. We can not leave the initiative in the hands of our enemies. Kagan states,"In such a case, they may be able to achieve surprise, inflict defeat, and change the situation to their advantage before we can respond.
Perhaps equally as important is the fact that the Iraqis will be freed. The Iraqis have gone through many years of oppression with Saddam as their dictator. According to .
Fareed Zakaria from Newsweek," No matter what comes after Saddam, it will be better than his totalitarian regime." Taking Hussein out of power will end a nightmare of repression. This will be a great change for most of Iraq. The Iraqi people deserve to be liberated from Hussein's reign of tyranny.
