[WAR]: not about WMD

From: Michael Wiik (mwiik@messagenet.com)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 14:12:20 MDT

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    If it's on ABC it must be true.

    <<W A S H I N G T O N, April 25 — To build its case for war with Iraq,
    the Bush administration argued that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass
    destruction, but some officials now privately acknowledge the White
    House had another reason for war — a global show of American power and
    democracy.

    Officials inside government and advisers outside told ABCNEWS the
    administration emphasized the danger of Saddam's weapons to gain the
    legal justification for war from the United Nations and to stress the
    danger at home to Americans.

    [...]

    The Bush administration felt that a new start was needed in the Middle
    East and that Iraq was the place to show that it is democracy — not
    terrorism — that offers hope.>>

    http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/US/globalshow_030425.html

    So how 'bout that? It's not like it was a conspiracy: PNAC has a website
    and puts spokesbots on cable TV news. Aggressive war as a show of force.
    Killing folks to show how much better democracy is. Ain't it great?!?!?

    Who will we attack next to illustrate the benefits of democracy? Think
    of it -- each JDAM is actually a seed of hope! Children shall eat of its
    fruit!

    Like Atrios says "Hey, they didn't lie about blowjobs or anything REALLY
    important."

    http://atrios.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_atrios_archive.html#200199279

            -Mike

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