[Paraclete]

Our memories are so convenient, aren't they? The truth is, there was always a bigger geopolitical reason for this war than WMD. Nonetheless, WMD was used as a key selling point by the administration. (Remember Colin Powell's presentation to the UN?)

That's what seemed to be the most effective selling point at the time. If, WMD was a major problem in Iraq, there is already much evidence to prove it so. Perhaps we haven't heard it. But I find it doubtful we wouldn't have seen much more by now.

Let's face it. We were probably all duped to a degree to achieve a greater goal. When the stakes are high, political leaders have been known to do such things.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Duped? Thanks for noting this. Bush was only following in Clinton's footsteps, of course. Back in 1998, Clinton claimed that 100,000 Kosovars had been killed and that Milosovic was "another Hitler." At the time, freepers were properly skeptical.

[Paraclete]

. . . and also, let's not forget that the forum for the argument dictated much of the argument -- the UN and weapons inspections. If Cheney would have had his way, we would have gone in, done our thing and the reasons would have been framed differently in all likelihood.