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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: [QB] [QUOTE]Does anyone actually know where we can find transscripts of the Bush administration's statements on the issue from before we invaded? 'Cause that's the only way further discussion on the point can serve any purpose.[/QUOTE]I can tell you pretty much from memory Mr. Bush's stated reasons for invasion were because Hussein was an immediate threat to the National Security of the United States...not for any humanitarian reason. [QUOTE]Who says we don't under this administration, and who says we've stopped?[/QUOTE]Um, I do. And I did. Any such humanitarian intervention is Iraq is a side-affect of the real Get Saddam� policy. In fact, a more cynical person than I might imagine something like the following: Some middling staff member noticed at a post- invasion meeting a great worried meeting when there were no WMD to be found and the administration was wondering what to say to the public about it. "What do we do now?" Mr. Bush might have asked. "Give me time," Mr. Cheney might have answered. "There not there, Dick. Richard and Wolfie said they would be there. Now what are the people going to say. I want my second term!" Mr Bush might have said rubbing his hands together. "Calm down Mr. President. We�ll figure it out," Mr. Cheney might have said. "Hey, we liberated all those people," the staff member might have interjected. Mr. Bush and Mr. Chenney might have looked at each other and grinned. "Yes we did," they might have said together. "Ari, get that out right away. And tell Haliburton, we�ll have another contract for them real soon." Again, that's clearly someone more cynical than I am. [QUOTE]The situation in North Korea is hardly analogous.[/QUOTE]The analogy holds in that the people of North Korea are under the thumb of a brutal dictator, lack democracy, and suffer terrible living conditions. All of which, it now appears after the fact, are reasons why we went into Iraq. [QUOTE]First, there's still some chance of a diplomatic solution.[/QUOTE]Which was also the case for the situation in Iraq before Mr. Bush said "Fuck Saddam, were taking him out." [QUOTE]Second, they have nukes, and missiles that can hit densely populated cities.[/QUOTE]I see, we only free the people in countries where it is easy? And here I'll point out that I'm not necessarily advocating this course, but by extension, we invade to free the oppressed people of Iraq, well, why not then North Korea? [QUOTE]Third, North Korea is an isolated country. Replacing its government will keep it from attacking its neighbors, and help its people, just like Iraq.[/QUOTE]I'll just assume that was supposed to mean something. [QUOTE]You have no evidence that Bush lied.[/QUOTE]It's simple really, where are the WMD which were supposed to have been deployed in 45 minutes, you remember, the ones that were an immediate threat? Why all changing justifications for the war? We�ve attacked Iraq and yet the masterminds behind 9/11 attacks remain at large. It�s appaling that Mr. Bush allowed the �bber-hawks to take over foreign policy and push through their pet Let�s-Attack-Iraq policy on a American public willing to strike just about any blow after 9/11. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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