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