Getting back on topic... The issue in the UK as to WHY we whent to war is very very important and could easily lead to our Prime Minister's resignation or at least a vote of no confidence.
Whether the outcome of the Iraq war is for good or bad is not at issue. It is whether the government, in effect, put spin on the perceived threat to amplify it enough for Government ministers (and in effect the public) to agree to go to war. I personally believe that Bush and Blair felt they were guaranteed to find WMD's in Iraq and felt there was little risk in exagerating the risk. Unfortunately this looks like it has fallen flat on its face. There is an interesting article in 'The Week' over this issue. One example they give was the report that Sadam had 1.5tonnes of VX Nerver gas soemtime in the late 90s. No mention was made that this stuff has a shelf life of 8 weeks. Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 June 2003 10:42 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hans Blix - no WMD in Iraq > > > It's all my fault. > > I started it. > > I'm a bad boy :( > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 June 2003 23:52 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Hans Blix - no WMD in Iraq > > > > > > Man I hate fishing in the archives. Here is a link to the thread. > > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=message > > s&threadid=8502&forumid=5&refresh=0 > > > > > > Summary - > > > > Wayne mentions that BBC is doing a story > > > > Erika says what does it matter, let's move on, forget about > > WMD, fix country > > > > Dana says it does matter because people died over a lie > > > > Erika says "I never said nor implied that the people who > > fought the war and the devastation left behind was not > > important." and says Dana is talking down to her. > > > > Dana is confused and says she didnt mean to talk down to > > Erika. Feels Erika is trying to dictate what can be said on the list. > > > > Erika says Dana is accusing her of somethign she didn't do. > > Says she has never done this to Dana. > > > > Dana says um, Erika just accused her of talking down to her > > and um, now she knows Erika was not complaining about the > > thread that Erika replied to and um, Dana figures that if > > Dana says something about maybe Erika is being a bit hostile > > that this will probably be taken the wrong way and being a > > bright girl who knows a no-win situation when she sees one > > Dana wishes Erika a good weekend. > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > Erika L Walker-Arnold writes: > > > > > The problem is you criticized me for something I did not do. That's > > > what my problem is. I never did that to you. > > > > > > Erika > > > > > > > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > > > >>| From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>| Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:18 AM > > > >>| To: CF-Community > > > >>| Subject: Re: Hans Blix - no WMD in Iraq > > > >>| > > > >>| > > > >>| Sure you are allowed. And so am I. So what's the problem? > > > >>| > > > >>| Dana > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
