[Mike AI]

I do not think there is a huge connection between al quada and Iraq. I do beleive though Saddam would have given weapons of mass destruction to terrorists who would use it against us. I also beleive that a strong, somewhat democratic Iraq could help stabilize the region.

If we can expand democracy, free market economics to the middle east- it will improve the lives of the people in the region, who could then focus on the quality of their lives rather then turning their anger on us.

Right now, unless you are born to a royal family, life in the middle east is pretty terrible. Why is this? Because the United States and the West opresses them? NO. It because THEIR gov'ts opress them. There are no freedoms for anyone, women are treated like cattle ( worse many times), their lives amount to nothing. So there is a huge under current of discontent - so the gov'ts that rules these people lives, throw out a RED HERRING - they blame the US and the WEST for all the problems in their miserable lives. They do this so the people will not rise up and overthrow the dictators who run every country in the middle east ( but for Israel).



CJ please answer these questions for me: why do you support the war? Do you think the way women are treated in the middle east is good? Do you think people have liberty as we know and understand it in the middle east? Do you think the US and the west are a direct cause for these peoples msiery and lives?

To sum it up. We take Iraq, stabilzie region, bring in democracy/liberty/free market economics to the region, this will impove peoples lives - THIS WILL HELP END TERRORISM!!!!

When people have a decent standard of living - have libery, are free to pursue their dreams - THIS is what makes humans happy and will cut out terrorism!