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If anything, Hussaine was allied to the west in its fight against extreme fundamentalism. He saw Islamic Fundamentalists as a threat to his dictatorship, and of his personal aims to dominate his corner of the Arab world.
That is one of the reasons he thought that the west and the US in particular, would do nothing to stop him in his war against Iran and when he invaded Kuwaite. He had been led to believe that he had their backing. It was only when he went over the top and started killing thousands with chemical weapons, that the west got cold feet and turned against him. Up until then the US were hopeing that he would solve a problem for their problem, but it backfired in a big way.
The arguement about whether he has weapons of mass destruction or not is not the real problem, and I will come to that particular question later.
Our problem with terrorim has been a slow burning fuse for a long long time and has nothing to do with Iraq.
To understand the problem, you have to look at what is behind the motives of the terrorist. You have to accept that we are from two different worlds on a collision course.
Extreme Fundamentalists are not bound by any of our conventions, place no value on life, nor do they have any respect for the safety of women and children. The civilians being killed in bomb attacks worldwide are mostly Muslim. They do not care who the victims are.
It is easy to argue that the huge loss of life in Iraq is the fault of our security forces. The fact is that over 90% of all civilian casualties are caused by attacks by their fellow countrymen, or insurgents supported by them is frequently overlooked.
It is not a question of them being off their heads, they honestly believe that the people they kill and maim are of no consequence, and that they themselves will go to be with Allah if they die for the cause.
There lies the problem, for they have no fear of dying, and as they have the only true belief, everyone else is wrong, therefore if you don't accept the dominance of extreme Islam, then you deserve to die. Quite how they justify this belief is the question, because it is in direct opposition to the teachings of the Islamic faith, nor is it to be found in the pages of the Koran.
Islamic authorities demand the right to practice the Islamic faith here in this and other western countries under our civil liberty laws, and I have no argument with that. We live in a multicultural, multi-religious country, but, in Islamic fundamental states, we have no religious rights of any kind.
Even in Arab states where we have a military presence, it is illegal for a chaplain or priest, to openly gain entry to these countries. No religious service may take place on the bases, and any breach of these rules results in instant deportation. No Christian charity is allowed to operate in any fundamental Islamic state.