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Paq · 01-27-2004, 02:26 AM

ya know
i was also thinking...again, it's a bad thing, i know

but seriously.

There is a major difference between having a weapon and having plans for building a weapon. One of my friends from way back when happened to be a physics prodigy and used to design nuclear weapons in his notepad, when he got older, he sold some of these designs to MIT and i think Princeton, for use in the fusion project they have going on. Under the current administration's thinking, his plans could be reason enough to justify blowing his country to smithereens and removing him from power. I mean, it's one thing to sell a war based on the fact that someone has a weapon, if he built a nuclear bomb in his basement, yeah, i'd want someone to step in, but the fact is, he didn't, but under the current train of thought, having plans for something is just as bad as having something.

heck, i don't know about any of you, but my kitchen has enough stuff to make a ton of toxic gases and explosives. Anyone with a simple highschool/college physics book can probably construct a pretty healthy bomb or at least a couple of nerve gasses. Heck, if nothing else, mix dawn and ammonia in a bottle and throw it at someone, .

The point of this rant is just that its' pretty scary at how quickly something goes from "He has WMD's" to "he has plans of WMD related programs" Heck, the greed of his scientists may have been keeping the world safe from terrorism by keeping the money while developing nothing.

Now, i can freely admit that the CIA and the intelligence community were mistaken, but i really really really really really wish the current admin would just come out and say, "Hey, we were wrong, they didn't have them, but we took saddam out bc he's a bad man"
Heck, even i can respect that. The bay of pigs fiasco and subsequent admission of an error by JFK proves that americans are willing to forgive a president who admits a screwup.. It's not like people are going to run to the streets and protest to have us leave Iraq now. at least, not moreso than are already out there.
I would hope most people would understand that leaving the country as it is now would be a prelude to WWIII in a fairly short (less than 20 yrs) amount of time.

Anyway, sorry for rambling and not making as much sense, but it's 5:25 am and i haven't been to bed yet.

01-27-2004, 02:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
Paq Junkie Location: South Carolina	ya know i was also thinking...again, it's a bad thing, i know but seriously. There is a major difference between having a weapon and having plans for building a weapon. One of my friends from way back when happened to be a physics prodigy and used to design nuclear weapons in his notepad, when he got older, he sold some of these designs to MIT and i think Princeton, for use in the fusion project they have going on. Under the current administration's thinking, his plans could be reason enough to justify blowing his country to smithereens and removing him from power. I mean, it's one thing to sell a war based on the fact that someone has a weapon, if he built a nuclear bomb in his basement, yeah, i'd want someone to step in, but the fact is, he didn't, but under the current train of thought, having plans for something is just as bad as having something. heck, i don't know about any of you, but my kitchen has enough stuff to make a ton of toxic gases and explosives. Anyone with a simple highschool/college physics book can probably construct a pretty healthy bomb or at least a couple of nerve gasses. Heck, if nothing else, mix dawn and ammonia in a bottle and throw it at someone, . The point of this rant is just that its' pretty scary at how quickly something goes from "He has WMD's" to "he has plans of WMD related programs" Heck, the greed of his scientists may have been keeping the world safe from terrorism by keeping the money while developing nothing. Now, i can freely admit that the CIA and the intelligence community were mistaken, but i really really really really really wish the current admin would just come out and say, "Hey, we were wrong, they didn't have them, but we took saddam out bc he's a bad man" Heck, even i can respect that. The bay of pigs fiasco and subsequent admission of an error by JFK proves that americans are willing to forgive a president who admits a screwup.. It's not like people are going to run to the streets and protest to have us leave Iraq now. at least, not moreso than are already out there. I would hope most people would understand that leaving the country as it is now would be a prelude to WWIII in a fairly short (less than 20 yrs) amount of time. Anyway, sorry for rambling and not making as much sense, but it's 5:25 am and i haven't been to bed yet. __________________ Live. Chris