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To: one_less who wrote (480522)	5/13/2009 5:44:46 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574493

You can ignore the fact that the inspectors were in Iraq gathering authentic first hand information superior to any "intelligence" Bush used to justify his mistaken invasion till the end of time. But it won't change the fact that Bush invaded even though the inspectors were in Iraq, doing their work, and finding nothing. Bush Sr. had the U.N. on his side and a truly impressive coalition. Bush Jr. did not. It's because Bush had a clearly inferior case for invasion. He screwed up. SD

To: one_less who wrote (480522)	5/14/2009 11:52:49 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574493

Saddam himself had a major hand in how intelligence was interpreted. He had woven himself into an awful web that he inevitably had to get caught in. He was playing a nasty game of power by deceit. He needed the Shias in his own country to believe he was capable of massive retaliation against murmuring and revolting, and he needed the UN to believe he was cooperating. His messages to everyone contained a hint that neither perspective was completely true. He also had a complex network of world alliances that could turn on him at any moment in which he showed weakness. He planted the seeds of doubt about the WMDs and he did it deliberately. Nonetheless, Saddam was contained. He was going nowhere.