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To: Sig who wrote (105121)	7/13/2003 2:35:15 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Sig. Get over it. There are no WMD and WMD had very little if anything to do with the invasion of Iraq. WMD was agreed upon as the reason that would most likely bring a weak-minded public along for the ride. We invaded a bankrupt and largely defenseless country with vast oil reserves that was a thorn in the side of Israel. The threat of WMD was used to panic people into believing that this was an immediate crisis -- and it worked, so long as nobody asked too many questions or gave it much thought. Now we get to spend a small fortune as well as the lives of our soldiers solidifying our "control" of the region through our proxy -- Iraq. With any luck, nobody that you really care about will be sent over there over there during the next ten years or more to risk their lives demonstrating our "dominance" of the region. So far, all we have demonstrated is extreme ignorance of what it means and what it costs to occupy and "dominate" Iraq.

To: Sig who wrote (105121)	7/14/2003 11:34:18 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Sig; Re: "No need to destroy our expensive missiles per our agreement with Russia. Just move them on out, leave the empty silos and invite the inspectors in." Iraq lost zero nuclear missiles. In fact, they never had any nukes at all. What they lost were chemical weapons. Just like we misplaced chemical weapons, only to discover them later. But hey, your histrionic post was pretty good propaganda. Slap yourself on the back. Today your cowardice, idiocy, sniveling and whining killed Roger D. Rowe: ... Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, Bon Aqua, Tenn., was killed on July 9 in Iraq. Rowe died as a result of an enemy sniper attack. ... defenselink.mil -- Carl