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the explanation given by an Iraqi spokesman a while back - cannot remember his name: 1) they did comply, and if they had not Blix would have simply said so. 2) they complied only reluctantly because of their belief that the US was going to attack in any case, compliance or not. therefore...

(excerpt) Lawrence Eagleburger, Secretary of State under George Bush Senior, said American public opinion would not tolerate action against Syria or Iran. He was speaking as Colin Powell, the current Secretary of State, ramped up the pressure on Syria not to shield Saddam Hussein or his...

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Tuesday, April 15, 2003 The United States has demanded that the regime of President Bashar Assad surrender Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. U.S. officials said the Bush administration has been examining a range of sanctions to pressure Damascus to surrender Iraqi WMD assets and...

If you know what they are, and how many of them that there are, and that they have been buried in the sand with my head, then why haven't they been found?

practicing religion and committing crime are two separate things. if you commit a crime, it doesn't matter if you're in a mosque or a strip club. you get no shield from the law by entering a mosque. are you going to ban meetings as well? how about telephones? sign language? why not just...

conveniently, the 'wmd' were never found, and alleged 'regime' members have escaped. but another war will fix that. surprising.

Q.E.D. :D as for me, I'll freely admit that I seem to know less each day....

:confused: :confused: maybe they hate us because we produce too much faux-intellectual, pretentious garbage like this.

good example of American McJournalism (McPropaganda?) -- quick, doesn't demand any thinking or time taken out from "our busy lives;" almost no preparation or foundation; functional, without any style; convenient, but with very little nutritional value and an unhealthy longer-term effect.

US tells Syria to co-operate or risk conflict From Tim Reid in Washington Bush accuses Damascus of developing chemical weapons PRESIDENT BUSH yesterday accused Syria of having chemical weapons. In the clearest sign yet that Washington is turning its sights on Damascus’ links to...

yes, that is true I believe. for now, anyway. if you don't think this is a warmup for thought-only, actless crimes, you're kidding yourself. and not sure whether the need for an accompanying act makes any substantive difference - it is still criminal punishment on the basis of disfavored...

when did I advocate doing nothing? I questioned the wisdom of a single country initiating a war in opposition to the rest of the world. surely, if the problem were as serious as you indicate, it would gain some support beyond those openly looking for a bribe. in the face of the stated...

please reread the above posts - again, all else equal, FREE IRAQIS ARE BETTER OFF THAN OPPRESSED IRAQIS. FREEDOM IS A GOOD THING. THAT IS NOT DISPUTED. however, that is distinct and independent from the HOW THEY ACHIEVE THAT FREEDOM. they are two SEPARATE ISSUES. if you rob a bank, and...

they criminalize opinion.

good post. I'd add that it's not confined to the left - there's a universal tendency to try to quash speech not agreed with or that threatens power. there is a reason the Founders codified it.

again, you are arguing a separate point. that the result is favorable does not imply that the means are justified. a vigilante may achieve a 'good' result, but there is a reason that vigilantism is illegal. in this case, you like the vigilante, therefore you cheer him on and justify him...

isn't this what the anti-administration side said? as for comparison - if one swallows the one-dimensional fox-news spin that this operation was to execute liberation and dancing in the street at any cost, then china is next in line. if it is not, a closer look at the differences is...

I generally agree with this, as I said above, aside from the label of "pathetic." I don't know if china is going capitalist or not. all you offer is your own opinion, which, while surely above the pathetic, is still opinion.

ok. I disagree, but thanks for your clarity and honest answer. as for china vs. iraq - neither am I an expert by any stretch, and base my post on only media-reported information. from that, I can only conclude that they are both at least repressive, with the severity and scope of their...