Re: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
At 10:38 PM 5/31/2003 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2) What is wrong with that strategy? It seems to me we are finally doing what is necessary to make the world a better place to live in, even if, especially if, you are a middle eastern Muslim. War is never the best way to solve anything. I do not believe I am mistaken when I say that I think we tried all the better ways. If not, I sure would like to hear what they are. Then why not admit it? Why not tell the truth? Why not just come right out and say that's what they were doing? They were going to be castigated by much of the rest of the world anyway - so why not simply be honest and tell the truth right from the start? Because we are a republic, and the reasons that were most important to them may not have been the reasons that would have resounded the loudest with the electorate and their elected representaties. JDG ___ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity. - George W. Bush 1/29/03 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
2) What is wrong with that strategy? It seems to me we are finally doing what is necessary to make the world a better place to live in, even if, especially if, you are a middle eastern Muslim. War is never the best way to solve anything. I do not believe I am mistaken when I say that I think we tried all the better ways. If not, I sure would like to hear what they are. Then why not admit it? Why not tell the truth? Why not just come right out and say that's what they were doing? They were going to be castigated by much of the rest of the world anyway - so why not simply be honest and tell the truth right from the start? Tom Beck www.prydonians.org www.mercerjewishsingles.org I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last. - Dr Jerry Pournelle ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
From http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=410730 or http://makeashorterlink.com/?P121212C4 Excerpt: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz By David Usborne 30 May 2003 The Bush administration focused on alleged weapons of mass destruction as the primary justification for toppling Saddam Hussein by force because it was politically convenient, a top-level official at the Pentagon has acknowledged. The extraordinary admission comes in an interview with Paul Wolfowitz, the Deputy Defence Secretary, in the July issue of the magazine Vanity Fair. Mr Wolfowitz also discloses that there was one justification that was almost unnoticed but huge. That was the prospect of the United States being able to withdraw all of its forces from Saudi Arabia once the threat of Saddam had been removed. Since the taking of Baghdad, Washington has said that it is taking its troops out of the kingdom. Just lifting that burden from the Saudis is itself going to the door towards making progress elsewhere in achieving Middle East peace, Mr Wolfowitz said. The presence of the US military in Saudi Arabia has been one of the main grievances of al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups. For bureaucratic reasons we settled on one issue, weapons of mass destruction, because it was the one reason everyone could agree on, Mr Wolfowitz tells the magazine. The comments suggest that, even for the US administration, the logic that was presented for going to war may have been an empty shell. They come to light, moreover, just two days after Mr Wolfowitz's immediate boss, Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary, conceded for the first time that the arms might never be found. (more on the website) Reggie Bautista _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
I wrote: From http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=410730 or http://makeashorterlink.com/?P121212C4 Excerpt: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz By David Usborne 30 May 2003 My shorter link didn't work. Here's one that does: http://makeashorterlink.com/?X151252C4 Reggie Bautista Sorry Maru _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz By David Usborne 30 May 2003 The extraordinary admission comes in an interview with Paul Wolfowitz, the Deputy Defence Secretary, in the July issue of the magazine Vanity Fair. Mr Wolfowitz also discloses that there was one justification that was almost unnoticed but huge. That was the prospect of the United States being able to withdraw all of its forces from Saudi Arabia once the threat of Saddam had been removed. Ok, 2 thing, 1 silly, one very important: 1) Vanity Fair?...Well, I guess that is better than quating the NY Times. 2) What is wrong with that strategy? It seems to me we are finally doing what is necessary to make the world a better place to live in, even if, especially if, you are a middle eastern Muslim. War is never the best way to solve anything. I do not believe I am mistaken when I say that I think we tried all the better ways. If not, I sure would like to hear what they are. Jan Except for Tyranny, Slavery, Genocide, Fascism, Communism, Nazism, and Terrorism, War has never solved anything. = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz By David Usborne 30 May 2003 The extraordinary admission comes in an interview with Paul Wolfowitz, the Deputy Defence Secretary, in the July issue of the magazine Vanity Fair. Mr Wolfowitz also discloses that there was one justification that was almost unnoticed but huge. That was the prospect of the United States being able to withdraw all of its forces from Saudi Arabia once the threat of Saddam had been removed. Ok, 2 thing, 1 silly, one very important: 1) Vanity Fair?...Well, I guess that is better than quating the NY Times. 2) What is wrong with that strategy? It seems to me we are finally doing what is necessary to make the world a better place to live in, even if, especially if, you are a middle eastern Muslim. War is never the best way to solve anything. I do not believe I am mistaken when I say that I think we tried all the better ways. If not, I sure would like to hear what they are. Jan Except for Tyranny, Slavery, Genocide, Fascism, Communism, Nazism, and Terrorism, War has never solved anything. = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
