03-14-2004, 12:44 AM
Hi,
At least on paper, the sanctions against Iraq were UN sanctions. The USA was only involved as a member of the UN, operating under its rules. When the UN decided that no action was necessary, then that ended the "sanctions" justification for the war. All that was left was the WMD (which will probably survive as the lie of the century) and Iraq's support of terrorism (which is total hokum). The more information that comes out, the more it is clear that the administration discounted any information it did not want to hear and even went so far as to create "information" that would support its crusade. No surprise there, they've been doing just that in regards to science, to the environment, to the economy, to education. It's the way the act, because, like all fanatics, their are justified by their certainty of being right.
Bush was a recognized bigot and idiot (by about 68% of the population) prior to 9/11. The events of that day did not add one iota to either his tolerance or his intelligence. His administration took advantage of a national tragedy to further their political and religious agenda. As an impeachable offense, I think that has a whole lot more merit than lying about a bj.
--Pete
At least on paper, the sanctions against Iraq were UN sanctions. The USA was only involved as a member of the UN, operating under its rules. When the UN decided that no action was necessary, then that ended the "sanctions" justification for the war. All that was left was the WMD (which will probably survive as the lie of the century) and Iraq's support of terrorism (which is total hokum). The more information that comes out, the more it is clear that the administration discounted any information it did not want to hear and even went so far as to create "information" that would support its crusade. No surprise there, they've been doing just that in regards to science, to the environment, to the economy, to education. It's the way the act, because, like all fanatics, their are justified by their certainty of being right.
Bush was a recognized bigot and idiot (by about 68% of the population) prior to 9/11. The events of that day did not add one iota to either his tolerance or his intelligence. His administration took advantage of a national tragedy to further their political and religious agenda. As an impeachable offense, I think that has a whole lot more merit than lying about a bj.
--Pete
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