WMD threat deliberately misrepresented

[downquark1]

Originally Posted by yesman

It looks like they have found something,




Here is the full story, maybe Blair and Bush will eventually get off the hook ?

At risk of sounding biased I highly doubt this counts as Mass destruction. And they certainly were not able to launch in 45 minutes. Although it's the best find so far, IMO this on it own would not have justified the war.

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by downquark1

At risk of sounding biased I highly doubt this counts as Mass destruction. And they certainly were not able to launch in 45 minutes. Although it's the best find so far, IMO this on it own would not have justified the war.

Interesting though...

I assume that one of the important questions is whether these are still viable weapons. Having been buried in the desert for 10 years there is the possibility that the active components will have broken down over time. I suspect that a lot of the flag waving, when it happens, will depend on that.

[Xaccers]

Of course there is the posibility that he managed to move them over to Syria.

[Hick]

Whether the WMD's were deliberately represented doesn't really bother me. The outcome, that is the removal of a brutal repressive dictator, is what concerns me. I believe that the outcome justifies the war even if we went in under false pretenses. According to most news sources the Iraqi people on the whole were happy with the removal of Saddam and the ruling party and I wish them good luck in the future and I'm sure we'll give them some of the help that they need to rebuild. Now lets move on

Originally Posted by Hick

The outcome, that is the removal of a brutal repressive dictator, is what concerns me. I believe that the outcome justifies the war even if we went in under false pretenses. [...]Now lets move on

Now let's move on and invade any and every other country that has "brutal and repressive dictators" (well, apart from ones like Saudi Arabia because they're our allies) and make the world safe for truth, justice and mom's apple pie...

(Here we go again... )

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Graham

Now let's move on and invade any and every other country that has "brutal and repressive dictators" (well, apart from ones like Saudi Arabia because they're our allies) and make the world safe for truth, justice and mom's apple pie...

(Here we go again... )

Or we could try diplomatic pressure first hoping they'll change their ways and try and make things better for their country, whilst acknowledging that this isn't an overnight job and will take many years, just like what's going on with Saudi

Diplomatic channels must be tried first (like they were with iraq for the 12 years leading up to the ousting of saddam)

Originally Posted by Xaccers

Diplomatic channels must be tried first (like they were with iraq for the 12 years leading up to the ousting of saddam)

Sorry, how long has the current situation in Saudi been going on? Or China? Or Myanmar? Or the Sudan? Or...

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/032800-01.htm

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by downquark1

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player...20Word&wvx-300
What is wrong with these people? Saddam said he had no weapons, he let inspectors in they found nothing. Why can't they admit the mistake/lie?

Thats not exactly how I remember it. He was very obstructive as far as the weapons inspectors were concerned.