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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (151476)	12/17/2005 1:08:32 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793549

This is what King George II was really about with the invasion of Iraq: <Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush > Rule of megalomania - don't mess with the alpha monkey, family or buddies. Revenge is sure. Which is, of course, why Saddam was seeking revenge [assuming it's true that there was an assassination attempt by Saddam]. Plus, putting a bullet through the middle east keeps the price of oil high, which is great for oil and energy industry profits. And it's a lot of fun to play shoot 'em up for cowboys from Texas. Cowboys and Indians [sacred Native Americans] isn't allowed these days, but cowboys and Iraqis, or cowboys and Iranians, is good fun. How about this bit of wackiness: < Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations; > Maybe they think the 911 attack was done with WMDs? Haven't they heard that it was a box-cutter attack, not a WMD attack. Maybe they consider the airliners were WMDs. The definition of WMDs is getting very broad. Apartment buildings are WMDs too. Reading the Joint Declaration, it's nearly all WMDs. So, can you see my beef now? Mqurice