Brandon9000 wrote:parados wrote:Why don't you talk about the inspections in 2002-3 Brandon instead of 1995-98?
Can we say Bush is still a drunk today because he was arrested for drunk driving 30 years ago?
In case you didn't realize it Brandon. Bush didn't invade in 1998 when the Iraqis were no cooperating. He invaded in 2003 when they were.
By the way Brandon, they just raised the maximum age to join the army. You can now join at the age of 42. Better jump on it quick and prove how much you love this country and this war.
1. An evil dictator had active programs to develop WMD.
No such programs existed.
Quote:2. He promised by treaty to destroy them verifiably.
He claimed to have done so. The majority were verified.
Quote:3. A dozen years later he has a history of concealment, lying, and thwarting inspections.
History is not the same thing as what was actually happening in 2003
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4. One single use of one of some weapons of this class could annihilate hundreds or thousands of people.
Yeah? But not one single such weapon was found to exist.
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5. Now, a dozen years later, he might be cooperating, but, on the other hand, he might just be more skillful at concealment.
A dozen years after his record of a dozen years of failing to cooperate? I don't think we waited 24 years
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Sounds to me like a situation in which a reasonable person would err on the side of caution, since a collosal number of lives might be lost if a mistake is made.
Sounds to me like an unreasonable evaluation. We have seen a collosal number of lives lost because a mistake was made. The situation was carefully examined. The least dangerous route wasn't taken. I had the same opinion before the war and I have been proven correct. You are continuing to defend the undefensable. I see it all the time in post mortems on projects that have gone badly. Someone refuses to see the reality was there before the project was undertaken. They continue to argue that they only had certain facts even when the facts they claim didn't exist are shown to have existed and were discarded and not considered in the planning. They might have WMD? That is hardly a case for planning a war. Korea DOES have WMD. Why are we willing to use diplomacy there? I only see complete disregard for facts and possible outcomes in this war. Anyone should know wars can go badly. Anyone that thinks people will throw flowers at occupying troops has a serious problem in their thought process.
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As for me running off and joining the army in order to have permission to have an opinion, you cannot in any way, shape, or form disprove my assertions by listing my personal flaws, and you should know it.
1.Bush has a drinking problem
2.Bush promised to stop drinking
3. A dozen years later he has a history of lying and decieving
4. A drunk as president could cause thousands of deaths.
5. Now he might have stopped drinking but he might just be more skillful in concealment.
If we use your logic Brandon then Bush shouldn't be president.