Posted on 06/06/2003 9:19:23 AM PDT by F_Cohen
Here's the deal: does a mafia hitman ever get caught w/ the murder weapon? Does it mean he never had one? Why the mafia analogy? When was there ever a larger crime syndicate than the Saddam regime?
Here's another: We haven't found Saddam yet, either. Does that mean HE didn't exist?
Why not? I'm convinced that Powell's reluctance to get on board with the war in the weeks preceding the final showdown with the U.N was engineered to permit the Dems and other liberals to side with Powell against GWB. Recall the rant:
"See! Powell is against the war! And he's the only credible one in this administration!"
And then Powell united his voice with the rest of the administration for the U.N. finale. Liberal Powell supporters had the rug pulled out from under them.
This may just be a nice GWB strategy. Or maybe God's....
If I were a liberal, that'd be my response.
If the Liberals within our intelligence community have set Bush up with a false scenario, then they must be exposed and heads must roll. The problem is that the Director of Central Intelligence was appointed by one or both of the Clintons on July 11, 1997 and anything is possible.
Iraq had to PROVE they didn't have something by destorying arms they didn't even have, basically. It was impossible to do, and an illogical stance (what a surprise) from Bush & Co.
Uh, you are leaving out one salient point. The Iraqi government fought inspections tooth and nail. If they didn't have any WMDs, why didn't they just throw the doors open?
Now we're asking, "well, if they were lying, why not plant weapons?" As if they HAD planted weapons, you people would even believe the story! You'dbe denouncing it as conspiracy theory until the day you die. How hypocritical!
I have NO IDEA what you are saying here, could you please restate?
WARNING: Gathering WMD storm a crock. See what Clinton told nation in 1998...
THE ROAD ENDS FOR WMD ON WHEELS
Coalition forces enter possible WMD site
Initial tests suggest WMD "cocktail" found in Iraq (**Of special note--post #58, by Archy)
U.S. finds new evidence of Iraqi WMD (NBC training school, antidotes)
Chem-weapons lab believed discovered
BRITS' CHILLING CHEM-NUKE FIND
CAPTURED FOES FOUND WITH CHEM-WAR GEAR
MSNBC - Cyanide & Mustard Agents Found in Euphrates River
Is the Activity at Al Qaim Related to Nuclear Efforts?
U.S. probing nuclear facility (Al Tuwaitha Follow Up)
Team Inspects suspected plutonium site (update by the journalist who broke original story, NEW info)
Underground Nuclear Facility Found in Iraq
Marines hold Iraqi nuclear site built by French
U.S. Marines Guard Secret Iraqi City with Very Hot Nuclear Radiation Levels
And from Freeper "HatSteel":
Terrorist devices, chemical weapons found in Iraq
Suspicious Iraqi Drums - UPDATE
Suspected bioweapons labs found
Searching for Weapons of Mass Destruction, Larry Elder
Iraq's Weapons and the Road to War
Iraqi Scientist Links Weapons to 'Dual Use' Facilities, White House Says
IRAQ: U.S. Analysts Link Iraq Labs to Germ Arms
Illicit Arms Kept Till Eve of War, an Iraqi Scientist Is Said to Assert
Herald Sun: Soldiers find Iraqi chemical 'dump'
***Germany's leading role in arming Iraq
*Germany intercepts (30 tonnes) chemicals (may be used to make nerve gas) for N Korea
New DOD team to hunt for intel as well as weapons
Capture of chemical expert could help U.S. weapons hunt in Iraq (Emad Husayn Abdulla al-Ani)
Belgium Finds Nerve Gas Ingredient in Letters
Banned missile programme found in Iraq
Administration to Announce 'Rollback' Strategy for WMD
Suspicious Iraqi Drums Preliminary Testing Suggests Chemical Agents; More Testing Needed
2 trailers deemed biological arms labs
***Table 2: Characteristics of Chemical Warfare Agents: Commercial Uses of Chemicals or Precursor Chemicals ***CENTAF IRAQ'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM
Point one, Sadam Hussein was butchering his own people.
It was lies, all lies!!! Bwaaaaah!
CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 30-June 1, 2003. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. | ||||||
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"Now, wed like to ask you some questions about Iraq. First, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now that the major fighting has ended: very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?" |
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"Do you think the Bush Administration does or does not have a clear plan for improving conditions in Iraq and helping the Iraqi civilians rebuild their country?" | ||||||
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5-6/03 | 56 | 41 | 3 | |||
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"In the long run, do you think the U.S. war with Iraq will end up creating more problems than it solves or will end up solving more problems than it creates?" Options rotated | ||||||
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5-6/03 | 42 | 53 | 5 | |||
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"Which comes closest to your view about the war with Iraq? It was justified only if the U.S. finds conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. It was justified even if the U.S. DOES NOT find conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. OR, It was not justified even if the U.S. finds conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction?" Options rotated | ||||||
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5-6/03 | 23 | 56 | 18 | 3 | ||
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"Do you think the Bush Administration deliberately misled the American public about whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, or not?" | ||||||
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