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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (117654)	10/25/2003 9:16:40 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

> Iraq was a vital element in carrying out a strategy aimed at undermining the ability of Islamic Militants to threaten the stability of local regimes. Then why was that not declared to the Congress as the reason for going to war? You really don't get why I am against Bush, do you? It has nothing to do with massive use of military force, what the world thinks of us, or how good or bad the outcome for the Iraqis is going to be. It has everything to do with honesty and respecting the checks and balances that differentiate a democracy from a thugship. If the reasons for going to war were what you are presenting here, the Bush should have stood up in Congress and said he wants to go to war because: (a) he needs a place for the US soldiers in Saudi because OBL wants them out of there (b) the 10 year containment is costing us too much and we'd like to get it over with (c) we are now dedicated to removing dictatorship off the face of the planet and especially restore peace and happiness to Iraqis. And (d) we are not happy that the French and Russians are making money in Iraq and we are not. He could have put whatever spin he likes to make these reasons more palatable. But he must have presented them, rather than use Sept-11 as a blanc check. But guess what? We don't know that these were the reasons for the invasion and neither do you. And the reason we do not know this is because he never presented his case honestly. So now his supporters have to conjecture (to put it mildly) as to why he did it. My biggest opposition to Bush has been that this administration sees the legal process as an obstacle that must be circumvented than appreciate and respect it for necessary pain in the rear that it is. ST