state of the union
Bush's State of the Union address was pretty solid. I cheered when he brought up the ban against partial-birth abortions. My roommate was disgruntled. Bush also made a good case for war against Iraq, despite my misgivings. However, one line of his bothered me.
"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike?" - President Bush
This is true, but since when do terrorists and tyrants announce that they have weapons of mass destruction? The US somehow knows that Iraq has these weapons despite Iraq's continual denial of the fact. So if the US can figure out that Iraq has these weapons without Iraq telling it so, then the US can find out when they plan to strike. Due to this, I remain anti-war. What the US needs is not to be the aggressor, but rather to improve its intelligence. Perhaps one day I will be in the NSA, hacking into the Iraqi computer systems to find out about planned attacks before they happen.
By the way, I'm not denying that Iraq has these weapons. I don't think Bush would make the kinds of remarks that he did without being absolutely sure that Iraq does indeed possess them. But I maintain that if we can know for a certainty that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, we can find out where and when they will attack. And we can take preventative measures that do not involve the sacrifice of innocent lives.
[cloned from A Bird's Melody]
"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike?" - President Bush
This is true, but since when do terrorists and tyrants announce that they have weapons of mass destruction? The US somehow knows that Iraq has these weapons despite Iraq's continual denial of the fact. So if the US can figure out that Iraq has these weapons without Iraq telling it so, then the US can find out when they plan to strike. Due to this, I remain anti-war. What the US needs is not to be the aggressor, but rather to improve its intelligence. Perhaps one day I will be in the NSA, hacking into the Iraqi computer systems to find out about planned attacks before they happen.
By the way, I'm not denying that Iraq has these weapons. I don't think Bush would make the kinds of remarks that he did without being absolutely sure that Iraq does indeed possess them. But I maintain that if we can know for a certainty that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, we can find out where and when they will attack. And we can take preventative measures that do not involve the sacrifice of innocent lives.
[cloned from A Bird's Melody]