Ma olen seda meelt et õige ajaleht trükib artikleid mis esindavad vaidluse mõlemat poolt, siis saab lugeja ise otsustada mis tema arvates õige on. Kahjuks saab Eesti Elu veergudel peaaegu eranditult lugeda ainult nende arvamusi kes tulihingeliselt toetavad USA välispoliitikat. Mõni võib isegi arvata et muid seisukohti ei olegi.

Kui copy-pasteiga allpool toodud veebi aadressi brauserisse panna võib soovi korral ka erinevat arvamust lugeda.

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand /Columnists/Toronto/Eric_Margolis/2004/0 3/28/398787.html

Bush's biggest error was diverting the war on terrorism from Afganistan (where the terrorists were) to his own private agenda of Iraq (where there was little direct threat to the west (where are the weapons of mass distruction?). This monumentally stupid move has actually strengthened the terrorists (as can be seen in the rise in recent attacks around the world). In moving the effort away from the defeat of Al Quaida to an ill advised adventure (quagmire) in Iran, Bush has increased the terrorist threat and diverted much needed effor into a needless war. This will be his unfortunate legacy.

I agree completely. All that talk from the "Bushies" about how Iraq posed a clear and imminent threat to the US sounded like such a load of baloney at the time and it's now clear that a load of baloney is exactly what it was. Is there any doubt at all that the US govt. lied to the world? Does the US govt. have any credibility left at all?

The war in Iraq was a stupid move by the Bush administration and happened mainly because of the Israel lobby. Iraq was no threat to the USA but the Israelis were worried about their nuclear weapons program and were also very angry at Saddam since he funded the Palestinian guerillas.
I spoke to an East Indian guy a while ago who lived and worked in Kuwait at the time of the Gulf War. He was no fan of Saddam since he fled the area when the Iraqi army invaded but he said that Iraq was probably the best place to live in the entire Arab world. The people were highly educated and there were good job opportunities. Women had more rights there than in any other Middle Eastern country. And, Iraq had a large and powerful army. Saddam was no angel but human rights there were no worse than in other countries in that part of the world. Israel was concerned about the success of Iraq compared to other Arab countries and decided to destroy it, all at the expense of the Americans.