WMD's were their main selling point, and all I was addressing.
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- Mass graves of civilians murdered by Saddam's regime.
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Mass graves are not WMD's.
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- Rape and torture rooms Saddam & Sons used to terrorize their subjects.
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Rape is not a WMD.
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- Small amounts of WMDs which are proof of violation of the UN resolutions.
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Saying there are stockpiles, and that they can hit us within 45 minutes' notice at any time, is not justified by finding "small amounts" of weapons that are totally inoperable abnd have been for some time, that are about 14-24 years old, and a few containing trace amounts of chemical whose potency wore off 6 years ago.
And as for "tried to purchase uranium" is concerned, "tried to" and "succeeded in" are two very different things. Yes, attempting to was a bad thing, but we should not go to war over "tried to buy".
That's like someone trying to buy cigarettes and getting denied, and then you punch them in the face for trying to give you cancer from second-hand smoke.
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Ignoring proof doesn't make it non-existent.
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Rhetoric about "proof" doesn't make it exist, or justifiable for war.
*edit- added "and" somewhere in there for clarity.