Rucita, understand that I do not support this war. However, it is my opinion that your reasoning is flawed.
--You cited that 91% of your population is against the war, without providing a source. Hopefully, you do not put too much stock in those polls, as polls can be misleading.
--When did Powell say that his evidence was false? Could you provide a source for that?
--Yes, many nations have weapons of mass destruction; however, Iraq is required to get rid of theirs as a result of the 1991 Gulf War. You can look up the UN resolutions on their
website.
--As far as the war being illegal, that depends on the lawyer you talk to. The Bush administration has cited not only 1441, but earlier UN resolutions as justification for war. It's all in the interpretation.
--It saddens me that civilians are being killed. That being said, the numbers are lower that I would have thought, and the Coalition must be given credit for keeping those casualties to a minimum. And besides...war kills innocent people. That should be expected.
--As far as the media, there are plenty of media outlets in the US that provide a wide variety of views. Just today on NPR, an Iranian-American was talking about how the crowds of Iraqis greeting Coalition forces were smaller than anticipated. And intelligent folks in this country don't rely on just one news source, and not necessarily on the American media.
At least you didn't try the "this is only about oil" or the "illegitimate US election" deal, which is good.
So again, understand, I don't support this war. But my problem is, I hear too many people try to use the same rationales in being against the war. This bothers me b/c people don't qualify themselves, thinking that they know facts, when it's merely their opinions...they say things that either simply aren't true, or cannot be confirmed. And it's disappointing quite frankly...but I guess it should be expected.