Image, whether we found weapons or not, it was Iraq's job to prove that they were destroyed and to document it. They didn't, so we went fishing. They had ample time.
The UN resolution states that any member state can ask for proof, and when denied, attack in a defensive measure. It has nothing to do with what they have now. It has everything to do with the last war. They didn't end it satisfactorily, and broke the rules of the UN. Thus, we attack.
GWB didn't set the rules of that resolution, so it's not like he just said, "Oh snap! Fux0r teh Irak!", and sent troops. I don't agree that we should've done it, but it's our military's job to protect us, and GWB was acting in a way that protects us.
Is it colonistic? Yes. Is it immoral to kill? I don't think so; killing has its time and its place. But idealism is hard to maintain when you have the responsibility of 600,000,000 lives.
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