- Why aren't we leaning on Syria a lot more if we suspect that is where the majority of WMD's went ? I admit that is a very plausible explanation for the non-findings in Iraq.
War on terror to date..
1) Iraq, Afganistan...terrorist supporting leaders removed by force. 2) Pakistan, Libya, Saudi Arabia...negotiated (with some pressure) "terrorist intolerence" 3) N. Korea....using China to pressure 4) Syria was just "sanctioned"..and along with Iran are "on notice"....after some degree of stability achieved in Iraq, we may or may not need to decapitate their governments as well. Hopefully, they will "see the light".
I agree that (now 2) Sarin gas shells are not vindication on the WMD saga (just yet)...it may be a start. It would be desireble to find more WMD from the standpoint of validating our intell service, which has taken it on the chin. It is important that they are credible for future anti-terrorist endevours. However, no matter what the extent of the find, it will not supress hard core liberals or socialist countries like France who have a vested interest in the current administration looking bad. They will mearly change the retoric from "lied about WMD" to something slightly different.
Again, I still disagree with assertion that WMD were the only or even main reason for going to Iraq. Many reasons were given....WMD, harboring terrorists (see my other thread), violation of UN sanctions-rendering the organization "quite lame" (of course we know why now..read oil for food scam), murdering millions of citizens. But the read between the lines reason was to establish a "democratic like" government. Al Queda & other terrorist groups know this..hense an all out effort to stop the process. While the cause was clearly just, it remains to be proven how sucessful we will be in any of these endevours. I do remain cautiously optimisitic...
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