As has been pointed out by Tom
Iraq was going for a nuclear program back in 81 when the Israelis stopped them with an airstrike.
Name the revered president who publicly condemned the strike.
As you point out, Iraq had also used chemical weapons on Iran and the Kurds - at the same time we were very pally with them (hint: under the above revered president, and the next one, until our 'friend' went too far).
I'll ask again - If the argument is so compelling now, where was your moral outrage before?
(Probably same place your outrage of the condition of women under Taliban rule was before 9/11...)
Cheers,
Tony
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Get this inevitable war over with as quickly as possible.