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To: optimistically_conservative
1. Iraq had violated its cease fire obligations and numerous UN resolutions over 12 years, posing a threat in its continued pursuit and suspected stockpiling of WMD.

To date have not been found. Of course this is the President's man who said that he did not believe there was a massive buildup in the 90s and still couldn't find the weapons from before the first Gulf War

2. Iraq had ties to terrorists, including Abu Abbas, Abu Nidal, Palestinian terror groups and AQ

Of course one meeting and a supposed visit from one terrorist ties this altogether does it?

At the same time, however, the letter, excerpts of which were published by the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) and the Weekly Standard, tends to debunk several of the neo-conservatives' own myths.

First, it contains no suggestion at all of any preexisting cooperation or relationship between ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and either Zarqawi or al-Qaeda, as the neo-conservatives have long contended.

It expresses great disappointment at the absence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, a disappointment that undermines the administration's insistence that it is that group that is behind a growing number of attacks in Iraq.

Neocons Undermined By Zarqawi Letter

Letter in reference

3. Iraq was committing human rights abuses that rivaled those in Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia.

And so are China, North Korea, probably a few Southeast Asian nations, and more than a few African nations as well. Have the Wilsonians drawn up an invasion plan for all those nations too?

68 posted on 02/22/2004 8:12:23 PM PST by billbears (Deo Vindice.)
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To: billbears
Of course this is the President's man who said that he did not believe there was a massive buildup in the 90s and still couldn't find the weapons from before the first Gulf War

Kay? Not sure what you mean here.

On the second point, Lobe fails the logic test. If the letter had stated all those missing ingredients lamenting the arrest of their buddy and long time associate Saddam who financed and trained the gloriously 9/11 martyrs it would have been (rightly) deemed a fake.

But logic has never been a strong point at that site.

And so are China, North Korea, probably a few Southeast Asian nations, and more than a few African nations as well. Have the Wilsonians drawn up an invasion plan for all those nations too?

Yep, guaranteed there are dusty OPLANS updated bi-annually for each and every nation to include forced entry and FID.

Are you advocating we go there? What would we gain? Are these the homelands of AQ training, financing, recruiting and export to the West?

74 posted on 02/22/2004 8:33:28 PM PST by optimistically_conservative (This tagline recently seen at Taglinus FreeRepublicus)
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