Posted by Toph on January 13, 2005, at 18:01:38
In reply to Re: WMD-ception, posted by AuntieMel on January 13, 2005, at 14:09:03
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> A reasonable person could have concluded that he did have weapons. After all, it is known that he did have them at one point, and wouldn't let inspectors in. It certainly reeked of him hiding something.
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> It turns out he probably was hiding something - that he *didn't* have them. Folks from the inside said he wanted to maintain the 'illusion' that he had them so his neighbors would stay afraid.
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Reasonable people were also deceived into thinking by the Administration that there was a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam's regime. It appears that the White House was also hiding the truth with a similar motive - to keep Americans afraid.Toph
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