Quick note on Saddam and Iraq

So, popular opinion is now going against the War in Iraq. Even those in favor are wishing it had come out differently.

I've got a quick story/question for you: A known armed robber is lurking outside a 7-11 with a hood on and his hands in his pockets. A policeman pulls up and asks to see his hands. The robber refuses, but says he doesn't have a gun. How many times is the robber allowed to deny the officer's request before the officer takes more drastic measures?

Somehow everyone seemed to forget that Saddam was acting guilty. I'm surprised that in the years since the War in Iraq started this simple fact has not been brought up by the proponents to defend their actions. I'm not a warmonger by any stretch, but after Saddam turned back the U.N. inspectors so many times and we finally invaded, I think most reasonable Americans were wondering "what took so long?"

Yeah, maybe it didn't work out the way it was supposed to, but if one has a history of crime and is acting like a crook, it's time to stop talking, and find a set of handcuffs.

Now as to whether or not that was our job or not...that's a worthy debate. To those who say it's a war about oil, I think if it were we would have acted far sooner. We had the excuses at the ready.

-Brian

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