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Originally posted by Toby
As to non-oil reasons, I'm sorry...
My "plenty of non-oil reasons" didn't mean to rest on Dubya's goodness of heart. Among the conspiratorial, nefarious reasons, oil doesn't rank particularly high.
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I find it hard to believe that Dubya would wage war on Saddam out of the goodness of his heart.
If you mean, you find it hard to believe that he would wage war to liberate the Iraqi people - why? I'm wary that perhaps there is circular reasoning going on here (he wouldn't because he is evil, and he is evil because he wouldn't).
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It's just as difficult for you to prove he's not insane
This isn't true. If no argument can be given for sanity nor insanity, it's not a toss-up: the default goes to sanity. This is both by definition and by statistical probability.
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As to the oppression in Iraq, I am certainly not a fan of what Saddam did. However, I don't think it was up to the U.S. to play world vigilante
Unlike the oil and WMD issues, this is a criticism I'd find coherent. Although I'd disagree with it: I don't think it's morally acceptable to allow such things to occur, unless the cost of intervention would be higher than the original cost of the "oppression."
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Sorry, your posts implied you were.
The world's not black and white. I can think someone isn't the biggest threat to world peace without being their avid supporter. I can oppose something for reasons other than those popularized by partisan media. And I can support one thing someone has done yet oppose other things.
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I hope he doesn't win.
Same here.
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Thanks for the discussion.
You too. Take care.