"It doesn't follow that because you disagree with a policy of illegal invasion of another country that therefore you endorse the tyranny of the man who rules it."

It DOES follow that demonstrations demanding that the UN NOT enforce 12 years of resolutions, and the Kuwait ceasefire terms, while making no comment as to whether Saddam should bother to comply would be taken by Saddam and his supporters as both encouragement and permission to continue in violation.

Had the world stood behind the US, it is most likely that Saddam would have left Iraq for some safe haven ( which was discussed at the time, but Saddam decided that the US would not invade because of "world opinion". Thus, the "anti-war" rallies did the exact opposite- as could be rxpected by any thinking person.

BTW, I NEVER got any comment about the group in London that wanted ( pre-war) to march in the "anti-war" (HA!) parade but was prohibited- THEY wanted to demand that Saddam step down.




But are the sins of a national despot the sins of his encouragers?
I think the "anti-Bush regardless of what he does" are only 3/5's as guilty as the Saddam of the blood spilled in this conflict. ;<(