The song is very emotive, and not a bad song, actually. (I saw the guy sing it on TV.)

However, again, it seems to me that there may be some problems, at least from an "argument" point of view....

He seems to be talking about the possible upcoming war with Iraq (though Saddam Hussein is not mentioned). Then he uses the September 11 attacks to justify the war.

The possible problem is that the claim of a link between Saddam Hussein and the September 11 attacks seems to lack solid evidence at the present time.

I'm not saying that there is no link - I don't know if there is or there isn't. I'm just saying, as far as I'm aware, the evidence does not at this point appear to be solid. He doesn't address this issue in his song....

Of course, a song is an appeal to emotion rather than to logic. But - if you look at the song as a type of "argument" - then you have to ask these kinds of questions.

Again, asking these questions makes things more complex and difficult - which is why it is often not popular to ask these things. However, sometimes we benefit by asking the more difficult questions, even if it makes life more complicated.

- Dien Rice

P.S. I think Saddam Hussein is "evil" and a menace - just in case anyone wonders. I'm simply addressing the "argument" that seems to be made in the song.