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To: Road Walker who wrote (181913)	1/30/2004 2:02:21 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574727

JF, The reason the inspectors failed is that there was nothing to inspect. We know for sure now. There was no way of knowing for sure back then, even with the inspectors. Was that knowledge alone worth the price we paid? Definitely not, but there were many other benefits of taking out Saddam, a well-known supporter of terrorism and a major source of anti-American sentiment. And the war took our attention and resources away from the real battle, maybe 50,000 terrorists that are actually dangerous to us. They're in Iraq now, as we've turned the place into a bright blue bug zapper. Some would call it fighting the war on terrorism on our terms; others would call it a blunder, both militaristic and political. Tenchusatsu

To: Road Walker who wrote (181913)	1/31/2004 11:57:48 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574727

The bottom line is that SH was a paper tiger, unlike many other countries that do have dangerous mass weapons. And the war took our attention and resources away from the real battle, maybe 50,000 terrorists that are actually dangerous to us. The reason Iraq was done was economic and political, and it was planned by the neo's long before 9/11. 9/11 was just the enabler, nobody would have bought into an Iraq war before 9/11, afterwards, they would buy into anything. John, we can't blame it all on Bush and company. Congress rolled over and played dead, and the American public did not object strenuously. ted