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To: Ilaine who wrote (36937)	8/11/2002 12:20:26 AM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Now, I fear that he has become embittered and is no longer reliable. << Cobalt Which goes to the core of the dillemma. Guesswork and emotion is not the basis for sound foreign policy decisions. Evidence, if any exists, is required. Experience has taught me, as even some of this country's founders noted, not to blindly accept the word of any government, ever. Show me the evidence; it will always be the backbone of any just society.

To: Ilaine who wrote (36937)	8/11/2002 1:10:12 AM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here's A Possible Scenario.FWIW. They were 90 - 95% complete when they began receiving orders to pass information not under the inspection guidelines. They did so reluctantly but were discovered during the process and were confronted by S.H. When they could not offer plausable reason for their activities , S.H. got pissed and knew what they were up to. They called in for guidance and were told to bail. Soon as they were out of harm's way ,Iraq was bombed. They came back and went with the contrived story that they were being hindered in their inspections, as any good soldiers would at the time. Now that Iraq faces the ultimate challenge , Ritter feels it necessary to set the record straight for two reasons. 1) To ensure he is not going to go to his death bed knowing he contributed to an attack based on faulty information. 2) To ensure there is enough debate so that no attack will take place unless deemed perfectly necessary. Just a scenario.......maybe.