W Means Duplicity
It’s official: there were no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq and the only Weapons of Mass Destruction-Related Program Activities were the standard science courses given in high schools and colleges throughout the world.
It’s official: there were no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq and the only Weapons of Mass Destruction-Related Program Activities were the standard science courses given in high schools and colleges throughout the world.
Why did “everyone” think Saddam might have such weapons? Because he hadn’t used up all of the weapons the Reagan administration gave him during his war with Iran and when he attacked the Kurds.
How could this have been resolved peacefully? By allowing the UN Weapons Inspectors finish their job, instead of ordering them out so the country could be bombed and invaded.
Was this war ever about Weapons of Mass Destruction? If there had been any real interest in WMDs would we have ignored major weapons dumps and nuclear facilities? Would we have left them unguarded to be looted?
What did the invading army protect from looters? Oil facilities.
A great nation is like a great man:
When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.
Having realized it, he admits it.
Having admitted it, he corrects it.
He considers those who point out his faults
as his most benevolent teachers.
He thinks of his enemy
as the shadow he himself casts.
Tao Te Ching
January 12, 2005 Comments Off on W Means Duplicity
