you speak as if the WMD's was the only reason given for the war.
The threat of WMDs was the only
legitmate reason to go to war. Too bad we didn't find any.
Here's a link for you:
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rm/13434.htmHere's a small snippet:
If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately end all support for terrorism and act to suppress it, as all states are required to do by U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Show me proof that Saddam was supporting Al Quada and Osama. That's something CBS has yet to do.
If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will cease persecution of its civilian population, including Shi'a, Sunnis, Kurds, Turkomans, and others, again as required by Security Council resolutions.
And the UN should handle that. The US isn't the police of the world.
If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will release or account for all Gulf War personnel whose fate is still unknown. It will return the remains of any who are deceased, return stolen property, accept liability for losses resulting from the invasion of Kuwait, and fully cooperate with international efforts to resolve these issues, as required by Security Council resolutions.
This is actually a reason to go fucking war? You gotta be joking me.
Did we even find a single gulf war prisoner? Or the "remains of one"?
If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately end all illicit trade outside the oil-for-food program. It will accept U.N. administration of funds from that program, to ensure that the money is used fairly and promptly for the benefit of the Iraqi people.
This is in no way even a threat to the US. Who gives a shit what they do with the funds they recieve? As long as we get our oil, it shouldn't matter to us. This is just a plug for the oil-for food program (which is a good program, I'm not trying to put it down or anything). It has no place in a war ultimatum other than to try and make us look good.