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Azred · 11-12-2003, 02:28 AM

Don't you know that Washington deals only with sound bytes? If it plays well in the media and with public opinion polls then that is the "play of the day"; this, of course, can--and does--change about every two weeks. Facts are things for statisticians and think tanks to ponder....

The entire "weapons of mass destruction" plot was thin from the beginning. Suppose Hussein did have such weapons; he would never have been able to use them against the continental US, only against American targets abroad. Hence, we didn't need to disable his weapons programs due to some imminent danger to us, only to the nations around him. Like Timber assets, had our position been "we are removing a destablizing force from the Middle East power scheme and helping to free the Iraqi people from a brutal dictator" then perhaps more people/nations would have supported military action. Oh, well, they don't pay me to form policy, either...but they should. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] I couldn't possibly do any worse than anyone currently in Washington....

11-12-2003, 02:28 AM	#4
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Don't you know that Washington deals only with sound bytes? If it plays well in the media and with public opinion polls then that is the "play of the day"; this, of course, can--and does--change about every two weeks. Facts are things for statisticians and think tanks to ponder.... The entire "weapons of mass destruction" plot was thin from the beginning. Suppose Hussein did have such weapons; he would never have been able to use them against the continental US, only against American targets abroad. Hence, we didn't need to disable his weapons programs due to some imminent danger to us, only to the nations around him. Like Timber assets, had our position been "we are removing a destablizing force from the Middle East power scheme and helping to free the Iraqi people from a brutal dictator" then perhaps more people/nations would have supported military action. Oh, well, they don't pay me to form policy, either...but they should. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] I couldn't possibly do any worse than anyone currently in Washington.... __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.