The Iraq Invasion: A Debate

Not since Vietnam have the two sides for and against the invasion of Iraq been so thoroughly split. It is clear that the American public was told untruths- about Saddam having weapons of mass destruction. But, one "pro-critic" states: "So was Saddam a threat? The only reason he didn't have WMD anymore was because of an ongoing, expensive, and onerous international system of sanctions that Iraq's open and secret (France, Germany, Russia) allies were doing their best to subvert and undermine. The sanctions and military efforts and expense required to enforce them could not have been sustained forever" (Sammon 2004 1).

The moderate senator, John McCain, also supports the invasion and its aftermath: "Last

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