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To: swilhelm73
IIRC, Kelly supported the war.

In a very very limited way. He certainly agreed Saddam posed a threat. His own words:

'Only regime change will avert the threat'

excerpt:

War may now be inevitable. The proportionality and intensity of the conflict will depend on whether regime change or disarmament is the true objective. The US, and whoever willingly assists it, should ensure that the force, strength and strategy used is appropriate to the modest threat that Iraq now poses.

~snip~

He also made almost the exact opposite statements in his other interview with a different reporter then Gilligan quoted him making.

Link and context, please?

Also remember that these conversations with Gilligan, Watts and others occurred after the war--May or June. We don't know what pressures may have been brought to bear, but Kelly most certainly spoke to these reporters and he was not authorized to do so by his own admission.

270 posted on 07/10/2004 8:32:05 PM PDT by cyncooper ("We will fear no evil...And we will prevail")
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To: cyncooper

Sorry, no link at hand.

Shortly after the "Blair Lied Look Gilligan Says So" story broke another reporter came forward with her interview of Kelly which was dramatically at odds with Gilligan's.


271 posted on 07/10/2004 8:39:13 PM PDT by swilhelm73 (We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France. -Duke Wellington)
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