11-04-2004, 10:27 PM
Hi Pete,
I heard a rather informative interview with Richard Perle in which he said that he suspected that if the UN inspectors had completed their work, they would not have been able to produce evidence of WMD's. With a final report like that, there would have been pressure to lift sanctions. Without sanctions, Iraq could have restarted its WMD programs. So, according to Perle, the war had to be fought, and had to be fought then, to prevent Iraq from getting WMD's.
Needless to say I don't agree with his particular argument, but I also find it to be as close to a straight answer on "why" than I've heard anywhere else. I'll see if I can dig up a transcript.
I heard a rather informative interview with Richard Perle in which he said that he suspected that if the UN inspectors had completed their work, they would not have been able to produce evidence of WMD's. With a final report like that, there would have been pressure to lift sanctions. Without sanctions, Iraq could have restarted its WMD programs. So, according to Perle, the war had to be fought, and had to be fought then, to prevent Iraq from getting WMD's.
Needless to say I don't agree with his particular argument, but I also find it to be as close to a straight answer on "why" than I've heard anywhere else. I'll see if I can dig up a transcript.
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete