BigDog
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DiavoTheMiavo said:My Opinion; Saddam had WMD, Saddam used WMD against the Iranians and his own people, Saddam was a Bad Bad Man, and I thought they would find the generic WMD. I am really suprised they have not found any, and I am sure that at some point in time they will find some buried in an old bunker or something. I was one of those rare people who thought that it wasn't about the WMD----It was about the urgency of the threat. The Threat level introduced by our government suggested that Saddam was at least an "Urgent" Threat, if not imminent. The fact of the matter is that if he had them or did not have does not MATTER. We are in Iraq right now, debating why we got there is no longer an issue.
You see, no one is going to talk me out of believing that the greatest threat to the world in March 2003 was not Iraq. It was another country whose human rights violations are almost a kept secret in America, and its connections to those who would hurt us are much greater than Saddam would or could ever be. Alas, they have no oil, and they could fight back.
Let me quote from Cato, a conservative group:
Why Hasn't Saddam Killed Us All?
by Doug Bandow
(snip)
The best evidence that Iraq can be deterred is that we are alive today. Unfortunately, seeking to oust Saddam removes any leverage to prevent him from conducting the sort of attack that the administration claims to most fear. Attacking Iraq will make more, and more dangerous, terrorist attacks more likely.
http://www.cato.org/dailys/02-20-03.html
So, don't let facts convince you. We are always better off if we are swayed by emotion than if we listen to facts or logic. Right?