LH,

OK, no problem.

"I cannot fault Saddam for rebuilding his military after the Gulf War. Anyone else in his position would have tried to do the same. His country was being bombed off and on ever since the Gulf War, and was not even allowed to use 2/3 of its own air space...which was given over instead to enemy aircraft which were bombing him whenever they wanted to! What would you do if someone did that to the USA for ten years? Would you NOT attempt to fight back? Would you NOT attempt to restore your military to full strength?"

OK, by the standard YOU have stated, if the Confederacy, after surrendering, had decided to rebuild its military and retake its territory, you would approve?

Can't you consider the KKK to be the gorilla forces of the CSA, and thus you would support their activities from 1865 through the present?

SADDAM LOST IN KUWAIT. He agreed to certain TERMS FOR THE CEASE-FIRE- his violations OF THOSE TERMS SEEM TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. PLEASE EXPLAIN.