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Poll: More Americans Blame Bush Than Saddam for War

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by wnes, Jun 24, 2005.

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  1. wnes

    wnes Contributing Member

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    Yes he did. Saddam's WMD brouhaha was an effective deterrent to fend off his chief nemesis Iran (and to a lesser degree Israel), a tactic in Hans Blix's words:

    "...just as you may scare people from your house by hanging a sign reading 'beware of dog' without having a dog Saddam Hussein might have wanted to scare Iran and others in the region and to stand tall and dangerous in the Arab world…"
     
    #21 wnes, Jun 27, 2005
  2. GladiatoRowdy

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    Of course, the weapons inspectors who were on the ground in Iraq until Bush pulled them out didn't believe that Iraq had WMDs, but Bush couldn't be expected to believe people who had first hand knowledge over a guy like Chalabi who hadn't been to Iraq in over two decades.
     
    #22 GladiatoRowdy, Jun 27, 2005
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    I found this tid-bit interesting:

     
    #23 bnb, Jun 27, 2005
  4. wnes

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    Chalabi the honor guest at SOTU - 1/2004



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    Chalabi the con man - a few months later



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    Chalabi the trusted ally



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    No comment
     
    #24 wnes, Jun 27, 2005
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