[pritchke]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: So, if he had them it was wrong to go in, and if he didn't have them it was wrong to go in. Now I grok -- thanks for clearing that all up. My country's so lucky to have all you smart people from other countries to tell us what to do -- we'd never figure anything out on our own.

I would figure that as a lawyer you encounter many situations were you are damned if you do, damned if you don't. I thought people paid you to figure out the best solutions in those situations plus some damage control afterwards.

Going in guns cocked in a blaze of glory without support from most of your friends was not the best way to do this. If WMD were to be found, the borders would have to be secure first to keep people from getting out with them (If you had worked on getting more allies to participate even if it meant waiting longer this would be more doable as you could have more troops for border patrols). If you are going in for WMD are you not going to ensure they stay in the country and not fall into terrorist hands? If WMD were the #1 priority how would they fall into terrorist hands or was it Saddam who was the #1 priority?


[ 05-11-2004, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]