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I agree with your analysis for the most part, but disagree with characterizing the politics as a "battle" between positions…
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Nice catch.
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You're welcome, and I only found one reference.  Saw it someplace last week, then it disappeared.  In the first announcement…
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There are times I wish comments came with erasers:  this is one.  Apologies Steve.  Sigh.  Monday morning madness.
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Maybe he should read the Iraqi government's "enabling statute".  [UNSCR 1546.  .pdf]
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Repeat the mantra:  Iraq belongs to the Iraqis.  Make an effort to grasp the implications.  Any and all pronouncements and…
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Iraqis now control their destiny.  They have control over, among other things, their economy and resources.  It is refreshing to…
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Mar. 16 (2003): Pope John Paul II implores President Saddam to avoid giving the West a reason to attack and…
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It's patently obvious that none of the pundits can read, or be bothered with a little research.  From an earlier…
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First and foremost, there is no substitute for universal healthcare.  That said, if the GM plan covers both workers and…
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It's only the beginning.  Keep your eyes on the Brussels Conference this week.  Nice to finally see "1546" in print.…
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Cooperative Research's Timelines show that consideration of alternatives to war were never considered.  Your argument assumes a rational administration.  Maybe…
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.....diverted $700 million in funds intended for our troops Afghanistan... ....Coalition Provisional Authority... failed to account for $8.8 billion in…
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Tin Woodsman: Help! Help! Scarecrow: It's no use screaming at a time like this. Nobody will hear you. Help! Help!…
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Well-written.  I think the counter-arguments would carry more weight if they were presented in context of proving criminal acts (your…
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Yes the country was drawn as lines on paper with no sense of regional reality by the British.  And they…
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Below is the language from the SCR.  No writer yet, including in your referenced article, Juan Cole, or any media…
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reason will trump emotion in voting decisions They're not mutually exclusive.  I think that's what kat's saying.  It really comes…
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The Iraqi people have survived the Ottoman's, the British, 30 years of Saddam, a war with Iran, with us in…
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Yep.  BushCo should've been careful what they wished for.  Posted all the time, and now here:  UNSC # 1546.  Date…
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