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Colin Powell

I think Powell delivered the message loud and clear !

From a previous FR thread:

The White House has been regularly receiving the NSA transcripts ever since the inspectors returned to Iraq late last year. The damning nature of some of the transcripts, officials said, explain President Bush’s occasional outbursts of anger at the Iraqis, as well as the willingness by Powell—who had previously cautioned against war—to lay out a damning picture of Iraqi noncompliance in next week’s speech. One official who had dinner with Powell recently said the secretary remarked how “we have a stronger case than many people realize.”

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1 posted on 02/05/2003 12:32:14 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
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To: MeeknMing
The foreign ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, however, put out a statement in support of the U.S. position.

If we add these to the eight European nations who have already expressed their support, who is left? Germany and France and some Scandinavian countries and Luxembourg and Liechtenstein and Andorra and Monaco and San Marino...and who else?

2 posted on 02/05/2003 12:47:38 PM PST by the_doc
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To: MeeknMing
and still the liberals claim not enough proof
3 posted on 02/05/2003 12:48:08 PM PST by linn37 (work my fingers to the bone and what do I get?)
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To: MeeknMing
Now Saddam and his jihad pals should be layed out!
4 posted on 02/05/2003 12:49:24 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: nicmarlo
Hey, I just caught up to your note that you're cubicle bound. Check this one out!
5 posted on 02/05/2003 12:49:39 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye SADdam. It's been lousy knowin' ya ! You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
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To: MeeknMing
So when does the bombing commence? What is the next step before Bush feels it is time to pull the trigger? This is the first time the administration hasn't specified what the next step of the process will be. That implies that they don't want to be specific anymore.

The shooting may start very soon.

6 posted on 02/05/2003 12:49:39 PM PST by Check_Your_Premises
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To: MeeknMing
I listened to the entire briefing.

Got to the University, asked some of the anti-war weenies (holding their non-sensical signs) if they'd listened to it...

the uniform answer from them was "no." Big surprise... :-\

It is beyond dispute, that the time to send in the military to shred Saddem (saddem = bootlicker in arabic) and his regime...

FReegards...

7 posted on 02/05/2003 12:50:32 PM PST by Capitalist Eric
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To: MeeknMing
Who the hell cares about the UN etc
They weren't attacked
It was the USA
And it was President Bush I they tried to assassinate
What support they going to provide anyway NOTHING just like in the BALKANS
8 posted on 02/05/2003 12:51:15 PM PST by uncbob
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To: MeeknMing
I listened to the whole speech, and I really believe that anyone who says that Powell hasn't made the case is seriously running the risk of discrediting themselves. The evidence was certainly strong enough so that denial of it constitutes an intentional delusion.

The gun may not be smoking, but the barrel is certainly still warm.

9 posted on 02/05/2003 1:02:24 PM PST by tcostell
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To: MeeknMing
I simply do not understand what the dems are trying to accomplish. There is ample proof and their, "more study," "more information," is nothing but treason! Fat Teddy was blathering in an effort to try to muster an argumnet in the face of Powell's presentation. I am now convinced that someone besides Joe got into ole Rose's knickers. Teddy and Jack could not have the same parents.

Is there any scenario where the dems anti-American posturing makes sense? Sure, if they believe that San Francisco is representative, that the commies of ANSWER are right, or that the French and Germans and Iraqis are wiser. But, why would these guys turn traitor? A party in opposition is one thing, but these guys are BACKING Saddam. Why?

Their hatred of Bush and of normal Americans is one thing but where is there profit in it, now or the next election?

10 posted on 02/05/2003 1:02:54 PM PST by Tacis
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To: MeeknMing
Well done Mr. Secretary.

"YOU MAY FIRE WHEN READY GRIDDLY."

11 posted on 02/05/2003 1:06:36 PM PST by Pompah
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To: MeeknMing
Enough, kill the sumbitch now!
12 posted on 02/05/2003 1:11:55 PM PST by jwalsh07
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