It is with reluctance
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G4
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Hey, Gato_Solo!
But I appreciate your suggestion that I be as accurate as possible when quoting other people.
Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs
Henry Kissinger
Fair enough. A little bit of scepticism over what we are told is good. Especially when dealing with hipothesis like Iraq having WMDs after '91, which is what this thread is all about.
But I appreciate your suggestion that I be as accurate as possible when quoting other people.Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs
Henry Kissinger
Gato_Solo
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Fair enough. Henry Kissinger said that? Interesting, but not all that important since he's not actively involved in the government ATM...
Not really a good argument, as it's easier to get the oil from other sources closer to the US. Perhaps if we were in Europe, that argument would be better.
Back to the WMD discussion...
In another thread, I gave a rather detailed analogy about a 30 X 30 foot lawn, and searching for a chicken bone with a teaspoon. I still stick to that analogy about finding WMD's. You can't expect to find WMD's in a country with thousands of square miles without a thourough search. What we have found, though not the weapons themselves, is rather damning. Most folks tend to think that, if we don't find a complete lab and functioning weapons, that we are wrong. I'll say this once more. We will find some, and, when we do, those same doubters will probably say that we put them there. It's a no-win situation either way you cut it, and is it fair? No, but that's politics, and in politics it's never facts. It's all about appearances...
freako said:
Not really a good argument, as it's easier to get the oil from other sources closer to the US. Perhaps if we were in Europe, that argument would be better.
Back to the WMD discussion...
In another thread, I gave a rather detailed analogy about a 30 X 30 foot lawn, and searching for a chicken bone with a teaspoon. I still stick to that analogy about finding WMD's. You can't expect to find WMD's in a country with thousands of square miles without a thourough search. What we have found, though not the weapons themselves, is rather damning. Most folks tend to think that, if we don't find a complete lab and functioning weapons, that we are wrong. I'll say this once more. We will find some, and, when we do, those same doubters will probably say that we put them there. It's a no-win situation either way you cut it, and is it fair? No, but that's politics, and in politics it's never facts. It's all about appearances...
ris
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i heard another idea this evening. given the incredibly insecure nature of iraq at the moment and given that nobody knows where saddams weapons are doesn't that effectively open them up to collection and distribution to all manner of interested parties?
one of the precepts for attacking the hussein regime was alledged links to terrorist organisations and potential supply of deadly weapons to those groups. it might just be that through the actions of the conflict those groups get hold of the weapons that much sooner.
one of the precepts for attacking the hussein regime was alledged links to terrorist organisations and potential supply of deadly weapons to those groups. it might just be that through the actions of the conflict those groups get hold of the weapons that much sooner.