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This is all based on my dim memory, and I don't know where to search/quote to verify it, but...
...as I recall, when it became clear that there were no WMD in Iraq, a strong theory stated that Saddam Hussein honestly believed that he possessed WMD. This was because he had authorized the programs, and "yes men" told him that the programs were coming along nicely, because no one was going to risk their own lives to tell him differently. Surrounding himself with "yes men" therefore directly led to the destruction of his government.
I hope that the US is not in the same position. I fear that we are.
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I can't read your signature. Sorry.
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