>>>It is certainly no win if we do nothing and allow Iraq to eventually use there WMD against us or their neighbors. I choose to stop them dead in their tracks if necessary.
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>>I guess that give the right to other countries to stop the US dead in their tracks before you use your WMD agains them.
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>You were debating so well until that statement. And what WMD would that be? Are you redifining what these are?

I thought nuclear weapons were classed as WMD.

Your government has dropped it's "non-first use" policy & has debated first use under some circumstances. Another nation might, rightly or wrongly, feel that could happen to them & get in first at your country, with their own WMD - stop you dead in your own tracks.