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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (155425)	1/7/2005 8:28:39 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

The issue is not whether they were right or wrong, the issue is whether it was reasonable to depend upon a consensus of intelligence agencies, when they are the professionals, and privy to information and methods of analysis not commonly available. Clearly, it was.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (155425)	1/7/2005 9:18:29 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Not one shred of evidence of WMDs existed -- what existed were unanswered questions about the disposal of WMDs. Answering those questions was a critical issue for Iraq to avoid breaching their peace agreement with the UN. But there was absolutely no evidence of WMD in Iraq, and none were found -- not even active programs were found. The US banked on finding something -- anything -- to back the claim of WMDs and retroactively give itself legitimacy. Since then, it has relied with remarkable success on the ignorance of the American people about how strongly the rest of the world feels about the US illegally invading Iraq without cause. It plays well at home. It is a disaster abroad.