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To The Free Republic of Afforess,

I was going to let your ignorance and Bush Derangement Syndrome stand on your previous statements. However, since it is obvious that you are not finished demonstrating the depths of both, let me show you where you are wrong.

Using your own words: The Free Republic of Afforess: I'm afraid you can't give Bush a pass for poor intelligence when Dick Cheney and Colin Powell were amongst those he appointed or campaigned with, and no small part of the cause of misinformation. If you choose to live in a bubble, it's still your fault for the ignorance.

Would you be good enough to explain how having Vice President Cheney and/or Secretary Colin Powell on board completely set aside the facts that I gave you in my "rant?" (Your definition of rant is questionable as well.)

When you are finished with that, by the power vested in me as Ambassador from Xyanth, I make you President of the United States (May the Fates forbid...) and set the clock back to 2002. You are now the Top Dog, the Big Chilingo, Holder of the Big Stick, the Place Where the Buck Stops, the Decider... You know, the Commander in Chief?

Over the last few weeks the intelligence outlined in the above "rant" has been coming in. All of it is supported by other intelligence assets. Saddam's public statements about hitting back at "The Great Satan" and hints that "Allah's wrath will be raining down death on the infidels" are getting louder and more frequent. Then you get the word we found what appear to be biological weapons labs set up and running in two remote dessert locations. However, those two facilities are not large enough to account for all the equipment and material we know he bought to date.

So, enlighten us. Bless us with your infinite wisdom. What would you do?

Stunning

What is genuinely stunning is that people like The Free Republic of Afforess, even with facts in hand, continue to argue discredited positions. There are times I think we will have to loose a city or two before the majority of them come around to reality. And even then I strongly suspect that The Free Republic of Afforess will still find a way to say we are wrong.

Classic Bush Derangement Syndrome at its finest.

What would I do, I would use the same play book they have developed for Iran. Buildup our forces in Kuwait as a buffer in case of a response from the country we will strike at. Then you identify the targets that need to be taken out, and you use air strikes. There was no need to for a large invasion.

@ Afforess

Point is, Bush had the same intel as the Clinton admin, from the Clinton admin. If you believe Bush lied, you have to believe that mot of the democrat administration lied also.

Was it Clinton's fault also? He believed that Saddam had WMDs.

Actually the war should have been about PREVENTING him getting them (which it did) - but they (Western governments) thought Saddam had ALREADY built up his chemical weapons stockpile. A lot of soldiers wasted a lot of time doing training on how to put noddy suits (and so on) when the cry of "gas, gas, gas" was shouted at them. Not fun wearing anti chemical and biological warfare gear in a blazing hot desert.

And what about Mr Blair - he was in favour of the invasion of Iraq before Bush was.

That is why I had trouble not laughing at all the "Blair is the poodle of the Americans" stuff in Britain - as, in reality, Blair came to the conclusion of "invade" FIRST.

He had visions of happy Iraqis chanting "TONY, TONY, TONY"..... and setting up a wonderful democracy with women's rights and Gay rights and (on and on).

He actually had the same vision for Afghanistan - he even sent over various advisers (in the various P.C. "rights") from local British councils, to Afghanistan.

I do not know what happened to these these people.