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Originally posted by wonderwench
It was the reason Senator Feinstein provided for why Congress approved the war - the concern that Saddam could easily hand off chemical and/or biological weapons to terrorist cells.
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And what was her evidence? I still see none mentioned.
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No. The opposition to the war has spun a myth that the justification for war was a direct link between OBL and Saddam. I refer you to the 2003 State of the Union Address to refresh your memory regarding the four stated reasons. Such a connection is not mentioned.
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Please....the SOTU 2003 may not have mentioned it, but the administration played up the connection at many other events. Hell, Cheney is still defending the link.
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You are ignoring the fact that the UN Resolutions concerned the settlement of the 1991 Gulf War, to which the U.S. is an interested party. The unwillingness of the Oil For Food Bribed members of the UNSC to enforce the resolutions left us no choice but to act to protect our interests without UN involvement.
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Ok, so we went in for our own interests. Fine. Let's just end this "we had to enforce the UN resolution" bullshit. The US has flouted innumerable resolutions and the Republicans typically have nothing but contempt to heap on the UN.
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This is in the spirit of blaming the victim. The terrorists need no excuse. Our very existence is their main objection; the goal is our obliteration. It is better to create a nexus within the Mid-East to draw out the poison than to have their efforts concentrated upon U.S. territory.
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In no way is it "blaming the victim." Should we ignore the realities of the situation? Only a fool could think that military action won't create any resentment in the target area. We might be "drawing out the poison" for decades.