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To: epicure who wrote (10454)	5/11/2004 10:26:37 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20773

"Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; - a term usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of one's decision, implying that the critic is unfairly judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information that was not available when the decision was made." And what you're saying is that you possessed that "perfect understanding" PRIOR to the war, right? Because that's the only way you could have been "right" prior to the war... That the information you claim to have possessed was more accurate than the "other side" possessed and substantiated your educated analysis (not guess).. Which would mean you knew more than the UNSCOM/UNMOVIC inspectors themselves about the status of Iraq's WMD inventories and programs. Not sure if anyone else wants to get involved in this exchange, but I find it just impossible to believe you knew more than the very inspectors who issued a 175 page report just prior to the war commencing, which outlined the areas in which Iraq remained in NON-COMPLIANCE. For you to be "right", you would have had to prove that Iraq WAS IN COMPLIANCE and had completely met its disarmament obligations. And you would have had to do this on the basis of the information available prior to 3/19/2003 as you stated below. Now- I explained at the time, in detail, my rational for the posts I made- I have changed nothing to incorporate new material (except to notice that I was correct). Maybe you can enlighten not just me, but everyone who is following this exchange, exactly how you accomplished that without relying upon "hindsight". As for previous discussions between us specifically on this issue, I don't recall them, nor do I recall any evidence you might have presented being more valid than that of the inspectors themselves. Hawk