On 7/24/06, jdiebremse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For one thing, does Iraq not producing WMD also mean that Iraq had no stockpiles of WMD? Does it also mean that Iraq was not retaining to capacity to restart WMD programs as soon as sanctions were lifted? Yes, Nick, it is complex.
I couldn't disagree more. To me, no WMDs means no WMDs. Our leaders are responsible to tell us the truth about all things, but most of all when they're putting our troops in harm's way, visiting death and destruction on another people. It doesn't matter if their intent was the very best, there's nothing "complex" about making statements that turn out to be wrong. Call it an exaggeration,but it's not just a different point of view, it's wrong. False. Untrue. Even if it
surreptitiously ended its WMD programs, not doing so publicly (and thus creating uncertainty about whether or not it had disarmed) was a clear violation of binding Chapter VII UNSC resolutions.
Your question was, shall we say, complex? You said, "Chapter VII UN Security Resolutions requiring Iraq's disarmament of WMD's" and as far as I can tell, they were in compliance with the disarmament requirement, even though they weren't, as we know, complying with all of the inspection requirements. Perhaps you meant to just say, "Chapter VII UN Security Resolutions," rather than adding the clause that restricted it just the disarmament part. Darn complexity. And, um, if you agree that they had disarmed, though not in public, then don't you agree that our leaders told us things that weren't true in order to justify this war? As you demonstrate, how one asks the question has a great influence on the outcome of the poll... especially if the question is truly complex. I urgently wish liberty, stability, electricity, health care and so forth for the people of Iraq and I assume you do, too. Perhaps we can find common ground by focusing on that goal, rather than arguing about semantics and attitudes. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
