[RandallFlagg]

This is my first "Blog-type" post to this section. I might add to it later as more news is made public.

Thanks for reading my mind.

[Abynormal]

Very interesting theory... one I can believe.
I have always determined that the media is so stupid to ever think that our gov't officials would ever disclose information. Yet, they seem to persist in asking those idiotic questions. Because those go unanswered, the media think they have that 'gotcha' moment. Jeez.

The latest claim is the 'ultra secretive Bush administration.' Good! There is something about GW that I can admire and trust.

[potlatch]

Bump for the first day of blogging on Free Republic!!

[FourtySeven]

Good post, and please ping me if you ever do get any trolls to take the bait. Of course, you have to be careful, because the fighting might get so intense, you may get the thread moved to the "Smokey Backroom". hehe

[risk]

Very interesting, R.F.

[iopscusa]

Good first post, correlates with my thoughts re War on Terror.
From the US perspective, the best defense was an offense and Iraq was the place to put our defense not the USA homeland. Let 'em come and let us Kill them there. I think it will work, we just cannot go Wobbley.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good thoughts.

I have got to check out this blogging stuff;

[Eagle2001]

Although there are obvious benefits to keeping weapon stockpiles quiet, is it worth losing the election? At what point does President Bush take this ammunition away from his critics and reveal the evidence of greater amounts of WMDs?

[numberonepal]

Pretty good theory, and it jibes pretty well with mine that the WMD's we widely completely destroyed in the opening sorties of the war. You can find my outline here.

[nopardons]

A good read.Thanks for posting your thoughts. :-)

[wagglebee]

It makes a great deal of sense. Everyone knows the WMD's were there, and they didn't just "vanish." We recently removed several tons of uranium from Iraq (though this has not received any mention in the "mainstream" press).

[Poincare]

Well my theory is that we killed or captured Osama long ago and WE are making the tapes urging terrorists to fight in Iraq where we are killing them at a 175 to 1 ratio. The media whining about a "quagmire" helps that strategery. The WMD's are (mostly) safely out of harm's way on some boat and Syria etc.

The Afgan campaign destroyed the training camps and madrasses, but it scattered many existing terrorists and freed them of their command structure making them more dangerous. Hence Iraq.

[bitt]

Maybe that is why President Bush was so peeved at Kerry during the first debate - Kerry knew the administration deal (he had to be briefed, after all...) and still used the "public lie" against Bush.

[Uncle Vlad]

That makes a great deal of sense to me. The "lure for the possibility of gain" approach has been used successfully for thousands of years. The "Bush lied" drivel was one of the reasons that Kerry lost the election. He tried to make the same argument. Whenever someone pressed him on it, he had to take another position, and ultimately, people didn't buy it. I still think the coalition either has the WMDs or knows where they are.

[Heysenbergwashere]

Good theory. Thanks.

[jan in Colorado]

Ping. Thanks for linking this from another thread.

[unknownblogger]

This is one of the best essays I've seen on the whole Iraq issue. Absolutely amazing. I've blogged a few times here, but never to this kind of effect. You're definitely getting a link on my blog. You need to do more blogging, too--you could really go somewhere with this.

[Turborules]

Thanks Randal for your Military Service as well as your insight...this is right in line with my own ideas about the truth of WMD...don't forget the Russian influence here!

They still have visions of grandeur well beyond Iraq, and we all know they just didn't make the best decisions anyway!

So we had a Tenet slam dunk the WMD was in Iraq...
Then evidence just prior to the start of the Iraq war the Russians moved massive assets out of Iraq etc. To me Bush decided to keep a lid on things until we could settle the union and democracy of the new government of Iraq, and in fact, then be ready to be very credible to launch a new offensive in any direction from Iraq to rid the world of the next Axis state of Evil...Syria just may be next, Iran's next revolution could be coordinated with the Syria invasion, with Israel in reserve for either Syria or Iran...

So now we know, I support our war effort, and the war on terror...no way I want my Grandchildren to fear this evil in the ME...

[Just A Nobody]

Great post RF! Thanks for linking it to the other thread tonight!

[randog]

I've read and seen media bias for years and not recognized it until Columbine happened -20 miles from my home.

Same thing happened to me--I was overseas and witnessed an incident that was aired on CNN. Their spin didn't even remotely resemble what actually happened.

[dogcaller]

good post