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Politics : The Castle
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To: tejek who wrote (2766)2/17/2004 4:50:30 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 7936
 
I consider going to war on weak data a lapse of judgement.

I don't think the data was so obviously weak at the time. If the level of uncertainty that existed makes it "weak" then the majority of intel is weak. Also I said the war wasn't a lapse of judgment. There where other reasons for the war besides WMD even if that was the one that was must trumpeted. I did say and still agree that the statements about WMD might have shown a lapse of judgment but I think they just show that the people making the decision had incorrect information.

In 1979, there was a major revolution Iran; then the hostage crisis. The country was in turmoil for at least 2-3 years. To suggest that Iran was getting ready to attack Iraq is laughable.

In 1979 it would have been questionable. In the 80s before the war ended it was not. At times it seemed as if Iraq might collapse in the fight against Iran. Iraq never did collapse but the fear was not unreasonable.

Tim
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