07-06-2004, 10:54 AM
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#138 (permalink)
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Originally posted by analog
You continue to ignore direct questions to your direct statements. I cannot debate against the same blind rhetoric in every single post.
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It is not blind rhetoric. The burden and nature of proof are the germaine issues. The justification for war was one of dealing with a reasonable risk. The commonality of the attacks upon the justification is a perspective that we have not proven the existence of vast stores of WMDs beyond a reasonable doubt.
One: the discovery process is far from over.
Two: the risk assessment was made based upon the best available intelligence and analysis available at the time.
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Saying they "thought" they were there i one thing, and now you're saying that the methods aren't perfect, etc. Again, I ask, if you aren't now admitting that there were no WMD's, what are you saying? You allude to the possibility and when called on it, you give me more fluff, not a response.
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I am saying we have found some WMDs and that the process of discovery is far from over. The existence of some refutes the claims that there are none and that Saddam was not in violation of the UN resolutions.
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We've debated this for 4 pages now. I am not the only one who has made a case against the "small amount" (your own words) of WMD's found as being completely impotent of use, and worthless as evidence upon which to build a case for war. WMD's were always the main selling point to us, the American people and, indeed, the world. I love the "well if Bush is a liar then the other 60 coalition countries are lying too!" bullshit. Finger-pointing and diverting attention at its best- not to mention another non-answer.
This thread is about WMD's- not whether we should have gone to war over all of Saddam's exploits. You can prattle on about funding Israeli suicide bombers (you had to reach to pull that one out, i'm sure), torture and rape, etc., etc., etc., all you want, but many things remain directly questioned by me (and others), and thoroughly ignored by you.
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Incorrect. The WMDs were not the main selling point; the main selling point was the risk Saddam's regime posed to our national security for a combination of reasons. The liberal media fixated upon this one element for their own spin. |
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