Harold Pinter acknowledgement speech

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Then you and I can talk about whether or not the policy of eventually invading Iraq was not a deliberate, long term goal (or desired option) of the US government for three administrations.

I don't really care whether or not previous administrations had as a goal the invasion of Iraq; it would make no difference to my opposition to the war, which is far beyond a partisan issue. I do know, however, that Bush is the one who authorized the invasion.

So, on that, you and I probably agree more than this latest exchange of words would indicate.

Remarkably enough, we seem to agree on quite a bit. Glad to see you're coming round to my point of view on some, if not all, of the issues. :P

I was indeed treated worse than a naked dog pile

I have no doubt that you were.

The McCain Amendment Is Flawed

Perhaps it is. I don't know. But to draw an analogy from a different political sphere, perhaps the Kyoto Treaty is flawed, and the US has reason not to sign it. But global warming --- arguably a more serious long term threat to the world than Islamic terrorism --- is real, and the Bush administration is completely wrong to resist all steps that attempt to address the problem.