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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Not a good example because it can be empirically proven by stepping outside and holding your hand up. Try again with Iraqi WMDs as the matter in question. Assume you can't personally get on a plane to Baghdad and check the country for WMDs your own personal self. Go.
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My support of the war had little to do with Iraq having WMD or not. My support was based on their capability of obtaining or developing them and them having a leader who I think would have been willing to use them against innocent people. Sadaam had used WMD (chemical) in the past, he killed massive numbers of his own countrymen, he waged aggressive war, he had a goal of disrupting the region perhaps causing WWIII by bombing Israel; he has a proven track record of deceit, dishonesty and ruthlessness. Based on those considerations, if I were presented with a "report" that Iraq had no WMD, I would be all over that report, as Ali would say - "like white on rice". My rational and emotional response would reach a peak level simply based on being presented with the "report".