Re: Again: Keep the #$%# politics off here!

On 13 Aug 2005 18:58:44 -0700, NoOption5L@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Joe wrote:
>
>> >> P.S.: As contradictory as this sounds, I actually agree that SH had
>> >> to go. IMO it would have been alot better if Dubya would have
>> >> simply said; SH is bad, and he has to fucking go, so we're gonna go
>> >> get him.
>
>> > It wasn't presented that way because the American public wouldn't
>> > have signed on. The public wanted revenge for 911. So to get the
>> > support, a link to terrorism had to be established/created.
>
>> Patrick, are you saying the current administration pretty much
>> conjured up the justification to invade Iraq? Just checking..
>
>Iraq is only about the size of Texas and we had a constant stream of
>spy planes and satellites fixed on that country for more than a decade
>so we knew Iraq didn't have major weapons programs. Here are the
>things that all came together at the right time:

That "steady stream" comment imparts a false illusion of surveillance
coverage, and the abilities of both satellite and aircraft
surveillance. While the equipment is excellent in capability, it is
limited in scope and utilization.

Why then did the UN find and order destroyed WMDs of the same type
used against his own people and against Iran? I don't think he bought
them at WallyMart. It has also been evidenced that, among others,
French and German companies were supplying the same types of equipment
used to produce chemical and biological WMDs. True, such equipment may
have been used for other purposes. Further, the UN reported that a
significant portion of the systems which were ordered destroyed were
gone, and yet documentation of their disposition was lacking. They may
well have been destroyed, or, knowing the scheduled flyover times,
moved incrementally out of the country. It just may be that we will
never know for sure.

The rest of your points are acceptable, although a number of senators
and congressmen from both sides of the aisle might take issue with the
last one. As one stated, anything to do with the economy is an
important consideration, but his votes still come down to what is in
the best interests of the nation when the final choice is made. But
perhaps they are the exceptions?
>
>- Saddam always thumbing his nose at the US with the on-again off-again
>weapons inspections it weaked our image in the Middle East.
>
>- 911
>
>- Saddam's widely known support of Palestinian suicide bombers. As
>tight as we are with Israel, we couldn't have that.
>
>- Oil. The US needs a constant and steady access to huge oil reserves.
> Especially now with China's economy and military might growing by the
>day.
>
>So while the vocals were screaming the rallying cry of WMD, terrorism
>and 911, the drum beat was oil, oil, oil...


>
>Did I answer your question?
>
>Patrick
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Gad shat fools these morons be....
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