Guardian readers: Iraq war was not justified

Ambassador John Bolton's commentary Tuesday stirred up a lively debate about Iraq's past, present and futureGuardian readers responded with vigor to Ambassador John Bolton's column yesterday, which defended the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Nearly everyone who took the time to comment disagreed with the war, its motives and many of Bolton's claims.As the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war approaches on 19 March, the Guardian is running a series of analyses about the invasion and rebuilding of Iraq.Given that Ambassador Bolton's views are contrarian to most on Comment is free, we specifically reached out to readers to respond. Below are some of the best retorts. We shouldn't go around 'replacing bad guys'Saddam was clearly a nasty barbaric man. There are plenty of those round the world, and not all in the Third World either. We don't, nor should we, go around replacing one man (that we formerly helped/kept in power) with 'our' latest 'good guy/better guy' than the last.In the end it comes back to bite us on the arse one way or another. The world is not ours to control and make in our own, somewhat less-than-perfect image. – TheGreatRonRaffertyThe death and displacement of Iraqis tells the real storyFive million displaced Iraqis disagree that Iraq is better off now than before the invasion. As many as a million and a half Iraqis would disagree if they weren't dead due to the invasion. Uncounted numbers of Iraqis tortured first by US authorities and now by Iraqi authorities with sil...
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