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To: RAT Patrol
>>>The only way the U.S. will gain peace for itself is through taking out Saddam and other tyrants and terrorist supporters.

So since Russia has been breaking sanctions and selling arms to Iraq, aren't they a terrorist support?
17 posted on 03/14/2003 10:24:06 AM PST by Calpernia
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To: Calpernia
So since Russia has been breaking sanctions and selling arms to Iraq, aren't they a terrorist support?

Yes and no. Motives matter, as does direct vs. indirect support. As despicable as it is that a country would sell arms to thugs like So-damn Insane for economic reasons, it is not the same thing. So-damn is not officially considered a terrorist himself, just a supporter and supplier of terrorists (and a breaker of U.N agreements, a mass-murderer, a torturer of his own people, an invader of neighbors, etc...). He deserves to be ousted on his own merit -- and if he succeeds at developing his WMD arsenal, he will be a growing threat to all of us.

The fact that he is aiding al Qaeda just makes it more urgent. What Russia is doing, though frustrating and wrong, cannot be compared to real supporters of terrorists.

23 posted on 03/14/2003 10:56:04 AM PST by RAT Patrol
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