According to Theodore Roosevelt, "Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong." This virtue has been disputed since the dawn of creation, from Cain and Abel, to the Crusades, through the present day war in Iraq. However, the questions linger, who determines what is just and is there a universal definition of justice? People all over the world give their opinion of what justice means to them, unfortunately many misinterpret the meaning. America and its allies went into the war in Iraq, not for selfish reasons, but in order to release a tyrant's grasp its subjugated people, while in turn eliminating a threat to American lives.
Being able to determine right from wrong is not always easy. There are many instances where there are no concrete answers, but in most situations people are able to determine the good from the bad.
English: Former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein,...
April Glaspie shakes hands with Saddam Hussein
Carlos Cardoen meets with Iraqi Leader Saddam Huss...As human beings we are bestowed with natural law. Natural law is the acceptance of a universal good. Certain actions are deemed just and others unjust, regardless of race, age, or culture. This enables every last human being to determine the basic difference between right and wrong; for instance, every rational man knows that there is no justice in murder, yet because of freewill he can choose to commit the sin. How does this relate to Saddam Hussein and the present day war in Iraq?
To determine Hussein's character as the leader of the Iraqi people, one only needs to look to the facts. In 1987, Hussein became the first world leader to brutalize his own people with chemical warfare. He is now known to have used a deadly combination of mustard gas, sarin, tabun, and VX, on over forty...
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I disagree completely with your conclusions by simply citing the Treaty of Westphalia, but you presented your points clearly and presuasively. As for your conclusion, so many evil regimes are allies of America that it rather makes a mockery of your claim that a nonentity such as Iraq which could not even fly in its own country due to Anglo-US air restrictions should merit singular punishment when its neighbours are key allies.
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