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Originally Posted by The One and Only...
There was no promise of an assault in 45 min, and there was no promise of stockpiles. I love to see lefties shove words down Bush's throat.
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As Dole pointed out, both of these things were promised in the British dossier, which was then cited by Secretary Powell before the UN. In September of 2002, Bush also echoed the sentiments of these bogus claims, and used the word "massive" in reference to the stockpiling of biological WMD. The draft resolution Bush sent to Congress to get approval for war stated that there was a "high risk" Saddam might launch a surprise attack against the U.S., using of course his WMD.
OAO, you're particularly bright for a guy your age, but your little tap dance with "language can't be perfect, post-modernism, big word, I'm smart, big word, I'm smart" shit is getting old.
I think the last thing you want to do is have a discussion about language and who said what, because I'm sure Max alone has enough incriminating quotes from the Bush administration to keep you busy for hours.
You're better off sticking to the "Saddam WAS the WMD" argument. It carries more weight.....
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Originally Posted by Abcdxxxx
Nobody commited acts of mass murder in Texas. When you make that argument it's almost as if saying Saddam had the right to posess such weapons.
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No, it's actually not like saying this at all, master of contortion. I'm saying that we went to war against someone who was presented as a physical threat to our soldiers and our shores. We went to war with a terrorist, who quite possibly had links to Al Qaeda and 9/11. The makings of a sodoium Cyanide bomb, capable of killing thousands of people, was found in Noonday, TX, and it was being "harbored" by domestic terrorists. The assault on Saddam was a way of showing how America will destroy terrorism, yet this story in our own borders got barely a mention.
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I do agree that if we're liberating people, there are some locales where people really would like some liberation, and Lebanon is one of them. With that said, I'm not seeing many "Free Lebanon" posters from anyone.
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And they're undoubtedly NOT hanging in the Oval Office.....
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