We had to get rid of Saddam before he bought WMD on the black market thereby giving him the potential...
I understand that point but it still seems shaky to me. By that reasoning, it would be even more important for us to take Iran right now. I don't see that in the works. Why does that principle apply only to Iraq? Because it's a rationalization, not a reason, that's why.
The lack of a 9/11 connection does not bother me--it was, by the way, never used as a justification for the war by the Bush Administration, the Lying Left Media's attempts to reconstruct history notwithstanding.
I don't expect folks to ever change their positions on this but I feel like I have to challenge it every now and again just for ballast.
They may not have said it straight out but they sure implied it, particularly with the mushroom cloud reference, and, when polls showed half the country believing that it was Iraqis on those planes, they did nothing to disabuse folks of it probably because it helped their case for war. So they are at a minimum responsible for perpetuating the "misunderstanding."
Going to war sooner rather than later minimized the risks of doing so later.
That depends. If your homeowner or dental insurance covers replacements but not maintenance, then it may be better to wait until you need an overhaul. Likewise if you wait with Iraq until it's clear to world what is clear to you, you get support rather than condemnation.
This is say that your rationale is wrong, only to assert that all this is arguable, not as clear cut as you assert. |
