Another Part of Blair's Speech that Bothers Me

[Proud_Lefty]

He said that if they are right and WMD are found and Saddam did actually pose an imminent threat, then we are obviously all better off, but if they are wrong and no WMD program or threat is found or uncovered, the worst part that they have done is rid the world of an tyrant ruler. It bothered me when I heard it, and I just heard a local news man do a commentary on it, agreeing wholeheartedly with Blair. "All we would have done is rid ourselves of a tyrant"???

What about all the dead people? How many thousand?

What about honesty and integrity of our elected officials?

What about our outrageous military expenditures to pay for this, that our great-grandchildren will still be paying on when they're old and gray?

What about the pure chaos in Iraq?

What about our reputation with our former allies?

What about our national security now that more terrorist groups have made America their main target for all future attacks?

Yes, we got rid of an evil tyrant ... Wait a second! WE DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT. Bush & Co. has confessed that Saddam is probably still alive and the one causing our military havoc in Iraq. So, what did we accomplish?

Also, I keep hearing about the fact that Saddam had WMD in the late 1980's and early 1990's as their proof of its existence. Much of that is chemical, sold to Saddam by our own Rumsfeld, and it expires after a certain amount of time. Why doesn't anyone point this simple fact out?

[NYC]

1. This is the slide away from WMD as the reason for going to war.

When they don't come up with WMD, the new "reason" will already be in place. Removing a dictator was such a wonderful achievement. Aren't we wonderful for having done so?

Blair made it VERY clear that the reason for war was WMD. This slide to regime change will not work.

[IkeWarnedUs]

2. what about

What about that the Iraq war was an unprovoked, preemptive and essentially unilateral? - a dangerous precedent to set.

[LiberalLibra]

3. OK, I'll bite this once. Why couldn't the CIA have gone in and....

....done their thing to rid the world of Saddam and sons?? Why? OIL, Texass tea, black gold. Got to guard and defend them there oil fields.

[laconicsax]

4. He said "if"

<b>If</b> we are right

That means he isn't confident in their assertions. Why wouldn't he be confident in his assertions about the WMDs etc.? Could it all be lies? Methinks so.