Let me propose this analogy about why Treaties must be adhered too.
After WWI Germany was in ecnomic and political shambles. The country was ruined, people had no money, no jobs. That is when the Nazis rose to power and began violating the Treaty of Versalles (sp), which was passed at the end of the first world war. No one payed any mind, the world watched idlly, "condemning" but not rising to action. Germany built up their army, paying no heed to the Treaty they said they would follow. The army built up and one thing led to another and the Germans invaded Poland. The entire second world war could have been avoided if we had just done something other than sit with our thumbs up our asses while Germany piled up weapons much like Saddam is doing today.
Fight a small war now or a big war later, the choice is upon us today.
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