Some “What ifs” to Editor [Archives:2003/629/Opinion]

Lee Froemke
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What if the U.S and U.K. don't step up and stop weapons of mass destruction from being used and produced?
What is the purpose and legitimacy of the U.N. if it doesn't enforce its rules and regulations against weapons of mass destruction?
What can the repressed people of Iraq do if their corrupt leader is now so powerful that they could never overthrow him?
What does the war mean when repressed, hungry, homeless, scared Iraqi civilians say they would have committed suicide if the U.S. wouldn't have invaded?
What is the value of an Iraqi life to a leader that uses them as human shields?
What if terrorists and the groups that support them aren't challenged and think they can perform terrorist plots on the world without punishment?
What if innocent civilians are left to be intentionally killed for not agreeing and following the orders of their leader?
What if every nation turned their back on illegal and wrong acts, and corrupt leaders (as in WW2 with Hitler) of countries were allowed to continue gaining strength leading to a catastrophic world war?
Who would fight a war and sacrifice their own people for the good of a world, if superpowers such as the U.S. and the U.K. stood back and let dictators like this exist?
I truly do want peace in a world, as does any critically thinking person, and the sad truth of the matter is the ultimate goal of any war is peace and diplomacy can only you take so far if a corrupt ruler refuses to cooperate for the good of humanity. I respect and understand many of the questions the editor posed, and feel that many are legitimate. I hope that the people of Yemen realize the real reasons for this war, not to take over and control a country but end a very high-risk threat, which in part has already been felt in the U.S.
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