well, kat, we'll see. only 3 more days until the hand
off. the question is will the average iraqi view the
intrim government as legitimate. i can see reasons for
not.
--- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It doesn't matter now.  No matter if we find
> something now, it'll just be
> viewed with skepticism and disbelief.  The window of
> opportunity to use WMDs
> as justification to invade Iraq has gone and passed.
>
> By going into Iraq, losing control of the chain of
> command, allowing abuse to
> happen in the prison, by ignoring the views of the
> world at large, the U.S.
> has backed itself into a corner.  What looked like
> an easy win is becoming
> more of a myth each time a solder is killed, each
> time an Iraqi loses his
> life.  I fear for the new Iraqi government,
> especially the women.
>
> This is the kind of warfare the US military is not
> equipped to fight yet -
> urban guerrilla warfare.  They would do well to
> learn from the British and
> the Israeli military strategists.
>
> Kat
>
> On Thursday 24 June 2004 16:44, ken barber wrote:
> >    only becouse you ask. they only found a shell
> or
> > two with enouth sarin to kill an prejected 60,000
> > people if let loose over new york or another big
> city.
> > old stuff.
> >    there is a question of why did we not find any
> of
> > wmd's that we were looking for.
> >    a better question is where are they. they did
> stop
> > a plot to let loose some stuff in jordan. no
> knowledge
> > of where it came from. may have killed 20,000 if
> it
> > had not been stopped.
> > some stuff in the golon heights. maybe from iraq,
> but
> > no proof of that.
> >   kyle may know more than all of us, but his job
> would
> > not permit him to say. i know how it goes when you
> got
> > a security clearance, have to keep the mouth shut.
> i
> > had one of those clearances years ago when i was
> in
> > the balistic missle defense systems area.
> >
> > --- Kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > OK, just to stir things up a bit - anyone care
> to
> > > comment on the state of current national
> politcs?
> > >
> > > Those of you who were about last year will
> recall
> > > that I supported the US in going to Afghanistan
> but
> > > I wasn't so sure about Iraq, especially when no
> WMDs
> > > were ever found.  I'm even more convinced we
> were
> > > wrong and it's been interesting to read of the
> book
> > > written by anonymous CIA operative saying Bush
> was
> > > wrong.  As much as I loathe Michael Moore, I do
> plan
> > > to go to Greensboro to see his film, Farhenheit
> > > 9/11.  Anyone else going to see that film?
> > >
> > > Kat
> >
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