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[kisc]

Bush told the truth: The weapons existed

What do you all think of this? It is the opinion section of whatever this website is, where it belongs, but it seems to make a good point.

Not that I know what I'm talking about, which is why I hope someone smarter than me will have something to say.

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Also, can you say deja vu[edit

Comments

[hemlock_martini]

There is a lot of back-and-forth on this, and everything I've heard from either side contradicts everything the other side says. I am not a pundit. I don't have the time or mental resources to pull up quotes and links and articles that prove or disprove. Other people do that easily. Everything I've heard from the anti-war side points to biased intelligence, everything from the pro-war side points to a lack of bias. What this says to me is that both sides are picking and choosing the facts that they want to use.

I did read the article, yes it was interesting; but really all I came away with was the thought that "politicians lie and also say things that seem politically expedient in order to insure their job." After September 11th, it would not have been politically expedient to be against war. I love how everybody throws out Kerry's name as if to say "look, your candidate, your HEATHEN LIBERAL GOD wanted this war, obviously you have to be mistaken!" Please. Kerry's a politician, like the rest. I don't doubt for a second that he said what he said to garner possible votes. Nobody wants a pro-peace wuss president after a major terrorist attack, not even pro-peace wusses.

It still stands that the international community did not agree with the evidence presented for the war in Iraq. It was not strong enough. The inspectors should have been given more time and backing.

[kisc]

Howling Mad, thank you for your contributions to this discussion. Between your comments and Chucks, I've decided that I've been wasting everyone's time trying to play catchup on a topic that left me as far behind as most of the jokes on Sealab 2021.

There is, as always in the world theatre, too much going on for me to be able to get a handle on it. I'm convinced at this point that Bush (or his handlers or someone) made a decision, and that some people think it was the right one for some reasons, and that other people think it was the wrong decision for pretty much the same reasons.

Madness.

And I hereby give up trying to figure out what's really going on.

XOXO