> On 12/10/05, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At the time and now, I believed that Hussein did pose a potential long term > > threat to the interests of the US. The most worrisome aspect of this, was > > the campaign by the French and Russians to end the sanctions without > > requiring further inspections. But, after 9-11 and Bush's speech, I think > > we could have pushed for continued exhaustive inspections at a far lower > > cost than the war....in many terms. So, I thought (and in hindsight I > > consider myself correct) that the strategic interest of the US argued > > against the war.
I seemed to have lost the line where I entirely agreed with your last two sentences here. > Uhmm, here is the core neo-con argument for the Iraq War, is this also > your argument? - "The reason for war, in the first instance, was > always the strategic threat posed by Saddam because of his proven > record of aggression and barbarity, his admitted possession of weapons >of mass destruction, and the certain knowledge of his programs to > build more. It was the threat he posed to his region, to our allies, > and to core U.S. interests that justified going to war this past > spring, just as it also would have justified a Clinton administration > decision to go to war in 1998." > > http://www.weeklystandard.com/content/public/articles/000/000/003/236jmcbd.asp?pg=1 Although you say you disagreed with the war you seem to say you agree with this reasoning. Which I should say is a reasonable position.... except I just think Kristol's argument here and particularly the rest I of the article I didn't quote was the same mess of half-truths that Bush and Cheney used. I get back to the point that if I could see the threat was overstated other people should have been able to see it too, I should probably work on that since I know how poorly the MSM has reported on most matters of policy substance in this country. > -- > Gary Denton > http://www.apollocon.org June 23-25, 2006 > "My socks match, they're the same thickness." > Easter Lemming Liberal News Digest - > http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
