Interesting Take

shepdogwv · 03-20-2007, 10:04 PM

Probably the best article I've seen in breaking down some of the reasons for going to the Iraq war. It's short and not elaborate so give it a look.

http://www.slate.com/id/2162157/

alsaqr · 03-21-2007, 06:56 AM

The one big problem that i had with the invasion of Iraq was the WMD thing. First of all, no one had ever used this term before: Who ginned up this catchy phrase? It has that fine Rovesque ring to it. Secondly, anyone whoever followed the Iraq situation had to know that chemical and bio weapons in the Iraq stockpile had been destroyed after the Gulf War. The Iraqis were very forthcoming in this. Had several EOD friends in Iraq destroying the stuff. Iraq never resumed production of chemical and bio weapons after the Gulf War.

http://middleeastreference.org.uk/kamel.html

shepdogwv · 03-21-2007, 09:31 AM

People had used this term before, maybe not as widely as it is used now, but it had been used.

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shepdogwv · 03-21-2007, 01:12 PM

I don't think it's his intel that people complain about, I think it was the fact that he didn't use his intel to do anything that was the problem.

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burniegoeasily · 03-21-2007, 01:27 PM

Did we not have the same info all the world had? Which turned out to be exactly what Sadam thought he had? Which turned out to be lies? Did the U.N. not produce 14 different resolutions based on this very same info?

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Ought_Six · 03-21-2007, 01:28 PM

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Good thing he didn't, there was no threat to the US from Iraq, no need to do anything as we now see.

Not true. There is one reason we went to Iraq and one reason only....OIL.

petasux · 03-21-2007, 02:15 PM

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Good thing he didn't, there was no threat to the US from Iraq, no need to do anything as we now see.

Not true. There is one reason we went to Iraq and one reason only....OIL.

So wheres the oil?Whys gas creeping towards 3$ a gallon again?I think this wars been a waste all around but I dont think oil had as much to do with it as people keep claiming.Theres just not a hell of a lot to back that assumption up near as I can tell.

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