TO: Tariq Siddiqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mario Goveia wrote (to Ronald):
> People know WMDs were not found after the regime > change. The question is, what happened to the WMDs > not accounted for. Mr. Albuquerque steadfastly > dodges this question. Before Ronald can reply, his buddy, Tariq, jumps in: Don't you find it a tad bit hypocritical of accusing Ronald of dodging this question? Did you ever think that this question should be answered by those who led this country into a war? But of course, this question will never be asked or answered because all the chickenhawks know there are no WMDs. Instead, this argument is changed to one of democracy and freedom and those who called out the liars for what they were, are asked to answer for the "missing" WMDs and accused of subverting democracy. Mario replies: Tariq, not to belabor the point, but even if you are right about everything (which you are not), and everyone else except you and Ronald and a couple of your cabal are liars, IT DOES NOT MATTER!!! The Iraqis are going to get their freedom and democracy no matter what you guys want to believe! Don't you get it? The era of Sunni Baathist brutality and domination in Iraq is OVER! However, since you asked the question, my answer is, No! I don't find asking Ronald anything I want to is hypocritical. If asking him why he won't answer a question is "accusing" him of not answering a question, then I am guilty of accusing him of not answering the question. You may enjoy insulting US leaders by calling them "chicken-hawks", but the fact is that the REAL warriors who are risking their lives on behalf of the Iraqis, as opposed to the "chicken-little" armchair critics like yourselves, voted overwhelmingly for the re-election of the "chicken-hawks" to lead them. The people who decided to go to war made their decision based on the fact that Saddam was refusing to account for the WMDs as required under UN resolution 1441 and the 16 others prior to that. Since they did not find the stockpiles that they expected in the obvious locations, it is still an open question as to whether they are still buried in the Iraqi desert or moved to Syria. The WMDs have never been accounted for, so for Ronald and you to claim that "there are no WMDs" is to state the obvious as to what has not been found, but does not answer the question of what happened to the WMDs that everyone knows he had. What don't you understand about this question? Wait a minute! Something just occurred to me. Do you two believe that Iraq NEVER had WMDs? Do you believe that Iraq never used WMDs against Iran, the Kurds at Halabja, and the Shia in the delta? Do you believe that Saddam did not acknowledge having WMDs in the 1991 ceasefire agreement and agreed to destroy what he had and provide the UN with an accounting? Do you believe there were no UN resolutions (there were 17) demanding that Saddam comply with the 1991 ceasefire agreement and account for his WMDs? Why do you two believe the UN imposed crippling economic sanctions on Iraq from 1991 on? Do you two actually believe that Saddam lost his dictatorship when he could have saved himself by disclosing to the world, WHAT YOU TWO KNOW FOR SURE, that he had no WMDs? If you two believe all this, I have a bridge in NY I have for sale that your gang can be partners in.
