Shut Up! You Voted for the War.

[Undertoad]

If we are to revisit this for another few years... causing me to vomit... let's put this into evidence

Mr Ritter's 1998 letter of resignation from UNSCOM

The sad truth is that Iraq today is not disarmed anywhere near the level required by Security Council resolutions. As you know, UNSCOM has good reason to believe that there are significant numbers of proscribed weapons and related components and the means to manufacture such weapons unaccounted for in Iraq today.
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Iraq has lied to the Special Commission and the world since day one concerning the true scope and nature of its proscribed programs and weapons systems. This lie has been perpetuated over the years through systematic acts of concealment. It was for the purpose of uncovering Iraq's mechanism of concealment, and in doing so gaining access to the hidden weapons, components and weapons programs, that you created a dedicated capability to investigate Iraq's concealment activities, which I have had the privilege to head. During the period of time that this effort has been underway, the Commission has uncovered indisputable proof of a systematic concealment mechanism, run by the Presidency of Iraq and protected by the Presidential security forces.

[deadbeater]

Doesn't matter what evidence you, Undertoad, or Cherrycoke put up. Bottom line is that Iran fed Bush and his cronies lies about Hussein's WMD program through Chalabi, and almost everyone in power fell for it. Iran won again without firing a shot, and now the US Gov't is acting sore by banging the war drums against Iran. This time the drums are meant with relative silence; no cheering for the Gov't.

[Undertoad]

Yes, and what a shame it is that you weren't there to explain it to them.

[WabUfvot5]

Whatever. Bush led the push into Iraq before Afghanistan was even taken care of. That the democrats went along with it does not excuse them.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Jebediah

Whatever. Bush led the push into Iraq before Afghanistan was even taken care of. That the democrats went along with it does not excuse them.

The decision to invade Iraq was already made in August 2002. To protect the secrecy of that decision, all military decisions were removed from subordinate officiers; only made at the highest levels. A demand for information to justify that decision had started even earlier.

Meanwhile, the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that implied Saddam was a threat in its executive summary, also was chock full of facts that said otherwise. As I understand it, Congressman read none of it other than a few Congressman who read only the five page executive summary. Appreciate what people do when they pretend to be partiotic rather than informed.

Don't fool yourself. Even the Democrats are only passively opposing war for an obvious reason. Notice how few Americans really oppose war. Yes, you now read complaints. So what? Many Americans still do not stand up for the American soldier. Most Americans still so approve of the George Jr as to not even ask one simple question: When do we go after bin Laden?

Do you need a benchmark? That question is it. Until you ask that question regularly, then you still support George Jr's "Mission Accomplished". Yes there is still, today, a lot of blame. How many noticed America is preparing to attack someone in the next few months? We are not done supporting George Jr - by acting naive and not asking the damning question.

Originally Posted by Aliantha
I just wondered if you thought creationists were uneducated in general.

You don't have to be uneducated to be a zealot/fanatic/ignorant in some ways. I think most that say they are creationists, really are not.

On that note, Hillary worries me, I do not really believe she is telling us what she believes/feels in her heart and mind. She tells us what she thinks we want to hear and will get us to give her what she wants.
I don't trust her as far as I can throw her. She is a power-monger.