Just so we're all clear
Mood:
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The reason(s) we invaded Iraq was/were:
Saddam Hussein's government posed an imminent threat to the United States and the world as a whole because they had hidden stockpiles of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Um, no. Sorry. Some people say that the Bush Administration started the military action in good faith, believing that they had credible proof of these stockpiles. My question is: if the proof were that credible, why was it so hard to convince others?
Saddam Hussein was A Dangerous Madman who tortured and killed Iraqi citizens.
Because it's so much better to have Coalition forces do the torturing and killing. [Insert commentary of having an Attorney General who believes the Geneva Conventions to be "obsolete."]
We need to fight terrorism at the source in order to make the world a safer place.
Even setting aside the fact that the 9-11 Commission found zero evidence of any relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda beyond antagonism (secular vs. religious societies), the CIA recently announced that post-invasion Iraq has become a breeding ground for terrorism.
Gee, I feel much safer now.
As long as I'm feeling cranky, I'm going to throw in links to the Jeff Gannon hypocrisy (for those unfamiliar with the story, "Jeff Gannon" was a reporter assigned to the White House who always seemed to be throwing softball questions whenever the topics started getting sticky. Turns out he was a homosexual prostitute names James Guckert hired by the White House to pretend to be a reporter so he could deflect sticky topics. The only reason I mention his sexual orientation is because of the Administration's position on things such as gay marriage being Evil, etc. Gannon/Guckert was also one of six people allowed access to the documents that ended up outing an undercover agent, not only nullifying all her work, but putting in danger the life of the agent and anyone she had ever spoken to.)
and
the memo urging Condoleeza Rice and other top-level officials to meet regarding al Qaeda several months before 9/11. Now, I don't expect people to possess precognition, and it's possible that the destruction of the Twin Towers may have been unavoidable. However, considering the blame being tossed around and how so few people are willing to take responsibility for anything, I find the suppression of this memo more damning than its original dismissal.
Quote of the Day
Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
-- Vera Brittain (1896–1970)
Saddam Hussein's government posed an imminent threat to the United States and the world as a whole because they had hidden stockpiles of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Um, no. Sorry. Some people say that the Bush Administration started the military action in good faith, believing that they had credible proof of these stockpiles. My question is: if the proof were that credible, why was it so hard to convince others?
Saddam Hussein was A Dangerous Madman who tortured and killed Iraqi citizens.
Because it's so much better to have Coalition forces do the torturing and killing. [Insert commentary of having an Attorney General who believes the Geneva Conventions to be "obsolete."]
We need to fight terrorism at the source in order to make the world a safer place.
Even setting aside the fact that the 9-11 Commission found zero evidence of any relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda beyond antagonism (secular vs. religious societies), the CIA recently announced that post-invasion Iraq has become a breeding ground for terrorism.
Gee, I feel much safer now.
As long as I'm feeling cranky, I'm going to throw in links to the Jeff Gannon hypocrisy (for those unfamiliar with the story, "Jeff Gannon" was a reporter assigned to the White House who always seemed to be throwing softball questions whenever the topics started getting sticky. Turns out he was a homosexual prostitute names James Guckert hired by the White House to pretend to be a reporter so he could deflect sticky topics. The only reason I mention his sexual orientation is because of the Administration's position on things such as gay marriage being Evil, etc. Gannon/Guckert was also one of six people allowed access to the documents that ended up outing an undercover agent, not only nullifying all her work, but putting in danger the life of the agent and anyone she had ever spoken to.)
and
the memo urging Condoleeza Rice and other top-level officials to meet regarding al Qaeda several months before 9/11. Now, I don't expect people to possess precognition, and it's possible that the destruction of the Twin Towers may have been unavoidable. However, considering the blame being tossed around and how so few people are willing to take responsibility for anything, I find the suppression of this memo more damning than its original dismissal.
Quote of the Day
Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
-- Vera Brittain (1896–1970)
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