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definitive conclusions even "before" completing the survey

Those doing so are the SAME people that are HYSTERICAL because the Bush administration had DEFINITIVE CONCLUSIONS about IRAQ'S POSSESSION of WMD.

Isn't it amazing that connecting nonexistent, completely nebulous "DOTS" to prevent 911 is considered a FAILURE but when the "DOTS" were connected about WMD based on CLEAR, 12 year long DOCUMENTED DATA, it is considered ill advised, preemptive and completely unnecessary.

Dims always seem to want it both ways and their sycophants in the mainstream media give it to them without a hint of hypocrisy or shame.

[cwb]

I hear ya. Can you imagine the outrage if Bush had launched a preemptive strike against Afghanistan based on non-specific "chatter."

These people don't even realize that before Bush could've ever even launched a war on the Taliban, the US had to secure air-flight and foward basing rights in what were essentially, hostile countries...which is exactly what Powell and crew said they were in the process of doing with Pakistan and Usbekistan.

Not only would this have been the very "rush to war" they claim happened in Iraq, our troops would've been left support-less and in greater danger. Listening to the hawk, Bob Kerrey, chastize a new administration for not waging war within its first 100 days, was joke. One of the very reasons the Predator was pulled out at this time (Winter) for retrofit, was because of the unsympathetic climate, that would've also hampered any military action...especially in those mountains.

The fact is, 9/11 would've happened regardless...and instead of just investigating the failure, we would've had every liberal on this commission implicating Bush for precipitating the 9/11 attack because his aggression in Afghanistan. It's a no-win situation.