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Originally posted by Colin@Apr 9 2003, 03:53 PM
War of liberation? What ever happened to the war for WMD?
Coming this week to a theater near you. Some interesting "Smoking gun" sites still being looked at, one a possible nuclear facility.
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I really dont think it will matter. a few more tours of prisons, of torture facilities, a few uncovered mass graves... endless testimonies of those whos family members were executed and dissapeared, interviews with scientists about secret weapons facilities and programs and more videos of people dancing in the street while spitting on images of Saddam etc etc etc... we are going to be bombarded by it all. people will forget quickly how and why it all happened. I think we are going to be bombarded with so much imagery and horror stories of the past, that people will feel ashamed of themselves to ask about WMD.
I am sure that WMD stuff will be presented. probably as before the war, it will be 90% circumstantial evidence and 10% substance. but even that won't matter.
The UN, France, Russia, China, Germany is not focused on it. No one is making an issue of it... its not in anyones interest to do so now. They are all breathing a deep sigh of relief in private while trying to save face at home by showing some support of "post Saddam Iraq" and focusing on the newer issues of rebuilding, humanitarian issues etc.
I am very impressed with this whole thing. I am impressed with the execution of the war. amazing. no Arab country thought that Saddam and his murder crew could be out of a job, just 21 days after saying "fuck you"
I am impressed that one of the most brutal regimes on the planet was just wiped off the face of the earth with such minimal loss.
I am not a flag waiver. i am not one of the "my country, right or wrong" crowd. i am probably far from being patriotic as most would define it because i am just too cynical....
but i am very confident that the world will be a better place for what just happened.