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Re: Iraq War (a few facts)
Of course, this was mostly based on poorly constructed, shoddy evidence, which we were spoon-fed before the war.
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Re: Iraq War (a few facts)
None of things you mentioned are WMD's.. (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
You're right that it's fair to point out most of the world believed Hussein had weapons pre-Bush, but then you should be equally fair in pointing out that the UN inspectors, independent auditors, and CIA agents involved in determing whether or not it was true, all came up negative- but that didn't stop Bush from blatantly lying about it to garnish support quickly. |
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Re: Iraq War (a few facts)
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It is fair to point out, though, that everyone, even the french and germans (and every prominent US Democrat), believed that Saddam had the WMD before the invasion, and before Bush even came to office. [/ QUOTE ] But the UN weapons inspectors, on the other hand ... |
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Re: Iraq War (a few facts)
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It is fair to point out, though, that everyone, even the french and germans (and every prominent US Democrat), believed that Saddam had the WMD before the invasion, and before Bush even came to office. [/ QUOTE ] I love how diehard Republicans like to say things like this, as if it excuses Bush's lies about WMD, as if he didn't have special access to intelligence that France, Germany, and prominent Democrats were not privy to. And, if it really was just a big mistake on Bush's fault that he wasn't at all culpable for, why did he go forward with nominating Bolton when he was responsible for part of the intelligence screw-up? |
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