Anti war protests

[PaulYukochan]

What right do people in this country have to protest a war that is being - seemingly welcomed in Iraq?

[comloulou]

People have a right to express their opinions no matter how anyone else views them. Thats what sets us apart from the Iraqis, they had no right to rejoice or protest.

[gilf]

I would suggest that what is welcomed in Iraq is a the end of Saddam's reign and not war. Perople are protesting against war not the end of the Saddam. Some people believe that we can get rid of Saddam Hussain without resorting to violence. I for one would like to see the end of Saddam but dont think a war is the best way to go about this ( I think it may be the most direct and definatly the easiest though)

[Obo]

I agree with gilf that the Iraqi people are celebrating the demise of Saddam and not a war which has killed and maimed hundreds of innocent men women and children not to say and increasing number of "coalition" troops [mostly from "friendly" fire]. I also don't believe that anyone protesting against the war would of disagreed with the notion that Saddam is an evil dictator who the world could do without, however the justification for the war has yet to be proven and the UN, who did not pass a resolution for war, were overseeing a process of inspection and disarmament of Iraqs alleged weapons of mass destruction. The UK and US went ahead regardless of this process and without showing any evidence of either weapons of mass destuction or a clear link between the Saddam's regime and terrorism, but then as we all know the war was nothing to do with either of those. I think the most telling clue to the real cause of the war is in the fact that the first action undertaken by the coalition was securing the southern oilfieldsabove and beyond anything else. Why did France not support a war...? Would you support action that would allow the US access to the oilfields which you have been in the process of negotiating access to?