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BuckeFushe Donating Member (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-13-03 08:19 AM
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20 Lies About the War
I've posted the lies, the details at the link are extensive. Please read the article. No one has done a better job of debunking the Pretzel misadministration before.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=424008

Falsehoods ranging from exaggeration to plain untruth were used to make the case for war. More lies are being used in the aftermath.

1 Iraq was responsible for the 11 September attacks

2 Iraq and al-Qa'ida were working together

3 Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa for a "reconstituted" nuclear weapons programme

4 Iraq was trying to import aluminium tubes to develop nuclear weapons

5 Iraq still had vast stocks of chemical and biological weapons from the first Gulf War

6 Iraq retained up to 20 missiles which could carry chemical or biological warheads, with a range which would threaten British forces in Cyprus

7 Saddam Hussein had the wherewithal to develop smallpox

8 US and British claims were supported by the inspectors

9 Previous weapons inspections had failed

10 Iraq was obstructing the inspectors

11 Iraq could deploy its weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes

12 The "dodgy dossier"

13 War would be easy

14 Umm Qasr

15 Basra rebellion

16 The "rescue" of Private Jessica Lynch

17 Troops would face chemical and biological weapons

18 Interrogation of scientists would yield the location of WMD

19 Iraq's oil money would go to Iraqis

20 WMD were found

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guajira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-13-03 08:09 AM
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1. Thanks for That Must-read Article -- Every American Should see it!!!
Every Dem candidate should be distributing this info at their various appearances and through e-mail.

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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-13-03 09:24 AM
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2. They just keep on coming...
It is kind of surreal to see all the huge "breaking news" stories in the media these days, considering I/we have known about most of these lies and dishonest doings for months.

This article lays the war lies out nicely -- thanks for posting!

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joeunderdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-13-03 09:44 AM
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3. How can you tell George Bush is lying?
Easy. His lips are moving.
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-13-03 12:51 PM
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4. BWAA HA HA HA HA
Bring 'em on.
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