The case for regime change:
NEW YORK– Making the case for United Nations intervention against the United States, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami told the organization yesterday that military action will be “unavoidable” unless the U.S. agrees to destroy its weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/09/151953.php Source: skb and others
…somewhat nearer the truth: America’s real intentions
This war [on Iraq], should it come, is intended to mark the official emergence of the United States as a full-fledged global empire, seizing sole responsibility and authority as planetary policeman. It would be the culmination of a plan 10 years or more in the making, carried out by those who believe the United States must seize the opportunity for global domination, even if it means becoming the “American imperialists” that our enemies always claimed we were. …
Rome did not stoop to containment; it conquered. And so should we.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/opinion/0902/29bookman.html Source: makethemaccountable.com
…and from someone with a good word for Empress-in-Waiting Tony’s stance:
“I appreciate what the prime minister [Blair] is trying to do in terms of bringing America and the rest of the world to a common position,” the former president said. “If he weren’t there to do this, I doubt if anyone else could.”
www.reuters.com Source: google