Candice S. Miller: “many have questioned whether or not a war with Iraq is just and if the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein is a threat to the…”

“many have questioned whether or not a war with Iraq is just and if the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein is a threat to the world. Well, certainly the events of the last few days have shown just how brutal and how uncaring of human life Saddam and his gang of thugs actually are. The Geneva Convention requires that prisoners of war be treated with dignity and protected at all times from torture and public humiliation. Just as Saddam has not followed the mandates imposed upon his regime by the cease-fire agreement of 1991 and the United Nations Security Council resolutions, he has now disregarded the Geneva Convention. The need for our intervention in Iraq is now clearer than ever. If Saddam would so brutally violate international protocol with regard to prisoners of war, just think how badly he has repressed his own people. This dictator, like countless others before him, will earn his fate. Now there are reports of a popular uprising of the Iraqi people in Basra against Saddam's tyrannical regime. I say to the people of Iraq, rise up and join our coalition fighting to secure your freedom. Rise up and embrace your liberation. Liberation Day is coming soon to the Iraqi people.”