MR Byrd says he wants the Truth:
<<Indeed, we may have sparked a new international arms race as countries move ahead to develop
WMD >>>
Wmd's began long before WW! when someone first poisoned a water well. Always looking for the ultimate weapon and technology seeking a defence.
Modern technology and knowledge was already moving in direction to make it easy for Nations to develop bio-weapons in even a small labotatory..
If this is not stopped or controlled we will always be in dire peril
<<<< As if that were not bad enough, members of Congress are reluctant to ask questions which are
begging to be asked. How long will we occupy Iraq? We have already heard disputes on the
numbers of troops which will be needed to retain order. What is the truth? How costly will the
occupation and rebuilding be? No one has given a straight answer. How will we afford this
long-term massive commitment, fight terrorism at home, address a serious crisis in domestic
healthcare, afford behemoth military spending and give away billions in tax cuts amidst a deficit
which has climbed to over $340 billion for this year alone? If the President's tax cut passes it will be
$400 billion. We cower in the shadows while false statements proliferate. We accept soft answers
and shaky explanations because to demand the truth is hard, or unpopular, or may be politically
costly>>>
. The economic consequences of not being free to trade, of losing air travel or shipping, or having to withdraw within our own borders because of Terrorists actions is immeasurable - in the trillions
The deficit of $340 million is, in the broader sense of GNP,. peanuts
It is less than than the unfortunate shareholders of Cisco (just one company among thousands) lost in market value .
If a Tax cut can get the economy rolling again perhaps they will be able to regain a small portion of the nearly $7 trillion lost in the "bubble". And both Houses of Congress appear to support the tax cut as the right course to take since better options have not been put forwward.
<<< But, I contend that, through it all, the people know. The American people unfortunately are used to
political shading, spin, and the usual chicanery they hear from public officials. They patiently tolerate
it up to a point. But there is a line. It may seem to be drawn in invisible ink for a time, but eventually
it will appear in dark colors, tinged with anger. When it comes to shedding American blood - - when
it comes to wreaking havoc on civilians, on innocent men, women, and children, callous dissembling
is not acceptable. Nothing is worth that kind of lie - - not oil, not revenge, not reelection, not
somebody's grand pipedream of a democratic domino theory.>>>
Yes, the spin is always with us.
The Truth here may not be known except in the hearts of Iraqis and of those who served. Those who by their actions prevented Saddam from conducting wanton executions, burying people alive, putting living souls down a garbage disposal, torturing or gassing his own citizens.
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