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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (544230)	2/23/2004 2:54:17 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

I would not put it that way. It was one of the bonuses of this strategic opportunity, but there were various motives for going to war, including concerns over WMDs, human rights, fulfillment of our particular obligation to the Kurds and Shi'ites after encouraging an unsupported uprising, the desire to end sanctions (given their abuse by Saddam, and the humanitarian toll) without letting Saddam off the hook, a cautionary demonstration of strength (both in military power and will) to outlaw regimes, and the ability to rely less on Saudi Arabia (and thus be tougher on it), and several other such considerations. I cannot say for certain, but I doubt that Woodward is correct. Basing in Saudi Arabia may have agitated Bin Laden, but his ideology made it inevitable that he attack us, so that is a minor consideration.