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To: JohnHuang2
De Borchgrave thinks he has "proof" that the war was an ill-conceived misadventure just like Kerry and his ilk are now exclaiming. He has no proof that Hussein was about to lose control of Iraq, and even if he died early, control would only be passed to his equally murderous sons. "There were no weapons" supposition is likewise preposterous where even Kay declared that Iraq was more dangerous than previously thought. Kay asserted Hussein was planning on reinstituting his WMD programs. But the biggest howler is the one where De Borchgrave says those dreaded neocons expected the Mideast to turn into one big Israeli democratic lovefest. Where is the proof for that ridiculous statement Arnaud? I've yet to read one quote from anyone connected with the mission who said that anything would be certain. I did read quotes from those people saying that it would be a hard task to accomplish. Apparently De Borchgrave dreamed a lot of these statements up. He risks turning into a crackpot with this screed.
2 posted on 02/10/2004 1:24:27 AM PST by driftless ( For life-long happiness, learn how to play the accordion. ie)
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To: driftless
What a De Blowhard the writer is....so if he is such a smarty-pants, where are those WND's? That is the question, I have no doubt that these weapons exist & will show up, and these smarmy-pants writers will be singing another tune.
3 posted on 02/10/2004 2:24:17 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero)
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To: driftless
I have read De Bourchgrave in the past for the knowledgeable insights he provides in his work. Given the length of this man's career, he has cultivated a huge number of contacts across the world both in governmental and in civilian leadership positions in numerous countries. This has lent an invaluable 'man-on-the-street' flavor to his reporting. However, I have seen an anti-Zionist/Buchanonite (?) color bleeding into his reporting over the last couple of years.
6 posted on 02/10/2004 10:18:28 AM PST by DoctorMichael (Thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
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