Reply #28: On my own [View All]

[AnneD]

without any tainted data, I concluded that...
1. Al Quada was responsible for 9/11. In fact when I saw the second plane hit I muttered to fellow workers, well al Quada finally did it.
2. SH was not linked to 911 and OBL. OK now that took a little work. I had to google a bit to get data. Took me about 2 weeks of researching in my spare time and checking sources.
3. SH had WMD. That was a bit murky. I had to go by the UN report and SH reaction and brinksmanship. I knew he did not want to tangle with the US again and he became more and more compliant and volunteered info. I suspected he was trying to prevent an attack. The increased saber ratteling on the part of the US increased Iraqi cooperation and raised the red flag for me. The evidence Powell presented was bogus and I knew it at the time.

I spoke out in a logical fashion on every thread I participated on and was driven off on 2 because of RWers. I got tired of debunking their lies over and over. I got tired of the personal attacks. I left and hit the streets. I have come to believe change will come only by civil disobedience in this instance.
I feel guilty for praying that we would find WMD in Iraq so we would at least have a shred of honour in the court of world opinion. I feel guilty that I didn't do more to save more Americans from an untimely deaths. I feel guilty for being right. And I feel guily that I couldn't convience enough people before we went into Iraq. I guess some lessons you are doomed to repeat.