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Originally posted by Rodeo
You'll be happy to know that I read that very carefully 
But nowhere do I see an answer to this: Was Iraq an "imminent threat" to America in April of 2003?
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No, they were not; at least not with any form of WMD. With the benefit of hindsight, we can now say that. They had, by that time, dismantled or shipped out all of their WMD's. We did not know that at the time. I do, however, believe that much of the dismantling and shipping was done in preperation for our invasion. We sure gave them plenty of time, and there is a great deal of evidence that points to this. Without the imminent threat of that invasion they never would have taken those measures. So technically, by the time we arrived, the threat was gone. I do not believe the U.N. inspections contributed in any way to reducing their capabilities in that regard. As far as their support for terrorism, yes they were a threat.
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Bonus points: Is Geroge Bush a "conservative?"
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In the strictest sense of the word, no. In today's political spectrum as found in the U.S., yes. Is he holding to conservative policies? In many key areas, no he is not. Am I happy with him? No, I am not. Like I said before, however, I believe he was the lesser of two evils. I am saddened to have to vote that way, but that is the reality today. Are there far better men that probably should be President? Absolutely. None of them make themselves available, unfortunately. Kerry was not one of them, by the way.
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If you chose to actually state your positions on these issues, please keep it simple. As you know, I'm not that smart A simple yes or no, followed by an explanation if you wish, will do.
If you don't want to state your positions, I'll assume that your blathering on about how I think Bush is evil, etc. etc. is just a diversion.
I'm happy to both state and defend my positions on our president, which are not as simplistic as you make them to be. Will you do the same?
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Does that clear things up at all? I'm sorry my answers are not the requested simple "yes" or "no"; the answers are not that simple. Maybe in your world, but not in mine. Anyway, I tried to type real slow so you could understand.
