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The point is not "taking apart" the pattern I recognized or using hindsight to say I or we ignored likely consequences of acting on the pattern, but asking the questions - is the pattern acceptable and what would be the consequences on a larger scale if the level of Saddam's defiance went unanswered? My view is different than yours, why do you keep trying to prove I am some how wrong?
People like you and DC have a responsibility to make your case to the people on the margins, my mind regarding Saddam was made up as soon as he attacked Kuwait. When I am open to changing my views I generally let people know, when I am not I let them know that too. In this case there was nothing that was going to change my mind, there is nothing you can present now that would make me think taking Saddam out of power was the wrong thing to do.
In 2000 and 2004 supported a Presidential candidate who did what I expected him to do, can you say the same thing? I argue that anyone paying attention could have predicted what Bush was going to do given the circumstances, that is one reason I am surprised about the degree which people say Bush "lied". And to this day I still have no clear understanding who in the Democratic Party really supported the war or who was really against the war (accept for Kucinich and a few others who have been consistent with their words and actions). I repeat, this is and was a problem, I think an important lesson from this is we need to have clarity on issues involving war.
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"If you live among wolves you have to act like one."
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