Although the Iraqi government is a corrupt dictatorship that must eventually be removed, current proposals to remove the government by deploying hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops are deeply flawed. A premature attack against Iraq, especially when the public opposes it, would be a horrible mistake. Since 1990, more than 400 U.S. soldiers have died in the Gulf War theater of operations. Untold hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, both soldiers and civilians, also died. A second invasion of Iraq for one man is not worth one more life; let's use common sense and avert a second Gulf War.

The author is a Gulf War combat veteran.

”Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain


Ed. Note: Jeff Rense has published an article: “American Servicemen Used As Guinea Pigs - Tests Revealed: DOD Releases Project SHAD Fact Sheets”: http://www.rense.com/general26/gjh.htm


Please also visit:
American Gulf War Veterans Association:
http://www.gulfwarvets.com

and for British Gulf War Vets
http://www.gulfwarvets.co.uk/html

Iraq News Agency INA
http://www.uruklink.net/iraqnews/eindex.htm

Safer World
http://www.safer-world.org/e/disease/gulf.htm

and
http://www.gulfwar.com

Please also see "Ex-U.S. Marine Gulf War Veteran Renounces Citizenship; Seeks Asylum in The Netherlands, Protests Gulf War Chemical 'Experimentation' and 'Illegal' Annexation of Kingdom of Hawaii" in our International Law section.
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=219&blz=1