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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Selectric II who wrote (28007)	10/8/2004 5:14:34 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

It was about oil. Saddam had it, Cheney wanted it. All of the rationales for the invasion that were spun were lies.

To: Selectric II who wrote (28007)	10/8/2004 5:33:57 PM
From: Mao II	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

This is what you wrote: "Clinton enforced the embargo? Re-writing history again? Support for the sanctions was crumbling. They would have ended soon, and Saddam could re-embark on his WMD programs. The report said so" Now you cite a story that essentially says this guy who ended up in a hole dining on rat pate was on the verge of building a bomb in two years. Give me a break. The report, in fact, describes a yawning gap between intent and capability. Beyond that, it asserts that Saddam;s over-arching goal was elimination of sanctions -- so much so that he sacrificed what was left of his weapons programs to avoid revelations that would impede lifting of sanctions. Let me spell it out to you: Despite all the fog about who sold what to whom, the plain fact is the guy was toothless because of the sanctions and inspections. That's why he ended up in a hole dining on rat pate. M2