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To: Alighieri who wrote (237269)	6/15/2005 10:10:09 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

No one has questioned the authenticity of the memo (save for the typical thread shit heads)...nor is it accurate to say that the mainstream media has ignored it. Really? I thought someone in the US administration had said it was rubbish or something like that. I haven't heard a word of it in the media out here.... It's just that the legality and integrity of the iraqi war is a topic of self consciousness that the US is less willing to broach than European nations. I don't think the US agrees with the idea of "legality" of a war. Since the US won't cede any of its ability to act to the UN, what body would determine the "legality" of removing Saddam's regime? As for the integrity of the war, not really sure what that means. Its clear now that Iraq had no WMDs, so it seems the public case made for invasion was largely wrong. Personally, I think removing Saddam is a good thing for a number of reasons (regardless of actual possession of WMDs), but its too bad GB evidently made the invasion case based on WMD possession. It is also a more serious matter for blair, given that the head of his intelligence agency warned him directly of the predetermination of American policy. As for policy being pre-determined, I can't recall the exact timeline, but it seemed the US was heading toward an invasion as soon as we started massing troops along the border. I think that even began prior to the first UN resolution. At that point, unless Saddam basically gave up power I was pretty sure the US was going to invade. If that "already 95% decided to invade" mentality is being held against US the administration, I don't think it should be (it seemed pretty obvious to me).