> But is dredmond likely to make an _honest_ comparison with
> life under Saddam? I doubt it.)
No, you're falling into the trap the neocons want you to fall into: by their logic, Saddam is Evil, therefore any crime committed to destroy his regime is objectively Good (and conversely, anyone who criticizes the Terror War is objectively in the terrorist camp).
I refuse to accept that logic. The means do *not* automatically justify the ends. The US invasion was built on lies and deceit. It killed thousands, while spawning street violence and chaos. It took only weeks for the Iraqi insurgents to be labeled "terrorists" by the US mass media. And the US occupation will, if it continues unchecked, create inconceivably more horror and suffering in the region than the sanctions ever did.
-- DRR