A modest proposal...

Igor Writes-

I've been following this situation for nearly 7 years now, and I believe that the time has come. We must invade.

Now I know that you will think that this is hasty, but hear me out.

I have good reason to believe that this regime has weapons of mass destruction and the means to use it. They have repeatedly threatened other countries with them.

Run by radical religious fanatics, they continue to defy the United Nations, occupying non-threatening nations despite a global backlash.

They have repeatedly denied investigatory access by their own legislative body. In fact, over the years, the regime has stripped away the power of the legislative body until it has become merely a figurehead.

This regime has corrupted the justice system of its government, and is clearly attempting a power grab, moving steadily closer to full totalitarianism.

This regime spies illegally on its own citizens. Though it will not admit to doing so, it has been known to kidnap citizens, locking them away in secret prisons strewn throughout the world without trial. It has consistently engaged in the torture of captured enemies and alleged enemies.

It has stripped it's people of the fundamental right to fair trial, and is attempting to eliminate free speech as well.

It is well known that the regime has thrown and stolen two democratic elections, and may be looking to circumvent a third.

This regime has, in the past, been known to directly fund terrorism, including the infamous Osama Bin Laden.

By now, I don't need to tell you what nation I am talking about.

We need to take action now. We can not wait for a mushroom cloud on our soil.

We need to fight them there so that we don't need to fight them here.

We need to do it now.