[Reagan Man]

Okay. So you're not interested in debating the relevent points of this issue. You're more interested in condemning Bush, the people that work for him and his supporters here on FreeRepublic. Fine. Knock yourself out.

But remember, the issue of Saddam's WMD was always the primary reason for removing Saddam Hussein from power and no one I know is denying that. But there were many other reasons that you seem less willing to address. The links to terrorism, freeing the Iraqi people, improving Israel's security and relocating our military command center from Saudi Arabia, were also well known and well discussed reasons for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[Captain Kirk]

I guess it is hard for some freepers to understand a principled, skeptical view not based on knee jerk partisanship. I was even harder on Clinton and Gore in this Forum. I have also praised Dubya when he pulled out of the UN small arms treaty, promised to end nation building when he ran for 2000 and refused the clarion call to saber rattle with China. I am not a knee jerk loyalist for anyone. If you are bothered by that, so be it.

Of course, there were other reasons but WMD (as you state) was usually the lead argument to scare possible skeptics to go with the game plan. This should never be forgotten.

BTW, the main reason for the war as stated long ago by Wolfowitz (to create a counterweight to Saudi Arabia) was heavily deemphasized at the beginining of the war but now is moving to the forefront. Some of us saw this coming a long time ago. Truth eventually comes to the surface.