Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 2004/11

From: Mitch Riley <intothehot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: elections)
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:52:47 -0500

i don't think that anyone believes sadam was not a tyrant. He should
have been removed. However, it was done under false pretences ie that
he had weapons of mass destruction (ps i don't want to debate whether
they were there and he moved them). George Bush the second's decision
to invade Iraq affected a lot more people than Americans - we have
troops there from australia and i can tell you, it was a damn
unpopular decision here. Because there was an international invasion,
i would love to see Sadam tried in the International Criminal Court in
the Hague. BUT i do believe that America would rather try him (or try
him in Iraq, which is one and the same) so that there is no question
of his guilt.

If you believe so strongly in taking out countries that pose a threat
to the world and have weapons of mass destruction, would you support
invasions of Iran and North Korea? Now i was against Iraq, still am.
But even I, who am opposed to war greatly, would support the invasion
of these two countries. Why hasn't it happened? I'd suggest alterior
motives in invading Iraq.

Mitch

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 22:31:09 -0600, Bill Hausmann
<bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:
> At 10:59 PM 11/6/2004 -0500, Ed Wojtowicz wrote:
>
>
> >Hey, how about this one: suppose you tell everyone that the XYZ mouthpiece
> >is superior, and that you have proof based on extensive experience. Then
> >after a number of people have believed you and gone out and purchased
> >them, only to find out that they are a load of crap, you tell them "Yes,
> >but I think that there was potential there that they could have been good
> >mouthpieces and that I will stand by my earlierstatements that they are
> >superior"
> >
> >Ed
>
> But that is not what happened. I have worked in Intelligence. It is like
> putting together a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces missing. With the pieces
> they had, they thought they knew what the picture was. But finding out in
> retrospect that you were in error does not make your previous statement a
> lie. And, quite frankly, I STILL think they had the weapons. They may be
> in Syria or someplace now, but they HAD them. We just did not have the
> information about WHERE they went and WHEN. And if Saddam was NOT a threat
> to the world, why don't we just release him from prison and give him his
> country back? Would that make it better?
>
>
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
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