[mountainfolk]

I'm not embarrassed for/by Miss Marple. She is correct about the lead up to the Iraq war. Facts is facts.

[Fledermaus]

Here's more:

1987: Iraq fires two Exorcet missiles at the USS Stark, killing 37 sailors.

1990: Iraq invades Kuwait...told to leave. He said, "pound sand". We did.

1991: Iraq signs a ceasefire agreement they totally ignore. I don't know what dictionary iconoclast uses but when you don't meet the requirements of a ceasefire you might get fired upon.

Throughout the 1990's Iraq ignored the UN resolutions and the weapons inspectors as he played cat and mouse games and consistently shot at US and British planes in the no-fly zones they AGREED to.

They were required to destroy or turn over their WMD's and the programs to make them. They ignored it completely and even kicked out the UN inspectors never accounting for them.

They tried to assassinate George H.W. Bush (proven) and never paid the price.

Finally, after 9/11, it was time to quit playing games with them as they did everything Miss Marple listed. We dragged our feet for ONE MORE ridiculous UN resolution that REQUIRED they turn over or show proof of the destruction of the WMD's we KNOW THEY HAD because the UN inventoried much of them. They didn't.

All of this came to a boil and was again dragged out as we, again, built up our forces around them. In March 2003 we finally made them pay for their defiance.

And don't forget that under Clinton, regime change in Iraq was official US policy.

It's that simple and just because some crotchety old men can't see that doesn't change the facts.

[iconoclast]

Facts is facts.

Correction.

Propaganda is propaganda,

[iconoclast]

Facts is facts

Crap is crap.