There are no WMDs?
The media and liberals in general have been complaining about our presence in Iraq, continually saying that Bush lied about the WMDs. In my post immediately preceeding this one, I included several links that showed that there were several instances where WMDs were in fact found and/or used in Iraq since the invasion. We also have standing evidence that Hussein had used WMDs against the Kurdish population of Iraq.
In addition to the WMDs we've found there are also the items we've found underground. We have found between thirty and forty advanced Russian aircraft, an eleven acre underground complex in central Iraq, and massive amounts of heavily radioactive material. The Iraqi army was able to hide things, and hide them well.
Links:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/05/iraq.main/
http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/sandplanes.asp#photo01
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31966
So - with all of this evidence that the Iraqi army and Hussein had WMDs and items that were in direct violation of the cease fire, what do the liberals do? They whine and complain that we shouldn't be there. They gripe that we've lost 1,900 people in Iraq. While any loss of life is terrible, I find myself wondering why they are not also lauding the benefits of what our brace solders have accomplished. Why don't they ever sing about the fact that millions of lives were saved? Why don't they ever dance because people are much freer than they were before? Why don't they cheer because small children no longer live under the threat of the secret police?
What we have here is significant evidence of the possession and use of WMDs, but the position of the modern day liberal is that unless we find 10,000 tons of WMDs, Iraq didn't have them. Me? I have a sneaking suspicion that if we were to use the same torture techniques on Saddam that he used on the Iraqi people we'd find out pretty darned quick what happened to all the WMDs. My guess is that they weren't turned over to the UN in a 'no questions asked' program. Despite the vast evidence against their position, liberals continue to insist that the WMDs don't exist.
I wonder what would happen if Hitler were to rise today. Would they only decry his atrocities when he started torturing people they knew? Is it OK for someone to be tortured if they're not American or a terrorist (but it's not OK to torture terrorists or Americans)?
Bartleby
In addition to the WMDs we've found there are also the items we've found underground. We have found between thirty and forty advanced Russian aircraft, an eleven acre underground complex in central Iraq, and massive amounts of heavily radioactive material. The Iraqi army was able to hide things, and hide them well.
Links:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/05/iraq.main/
http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/sandplanes.asp#photo01
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31966
So - with all of this evidence that the Iraqi army and Hussein had WMDs and items that were in direct violation of the cease fire, what do the liberals do? They whine and complain that we shouldn't be there. They gripe that we've lost 1,900 people in Iraq. While any loss of life is terrible, I find myself wondering why they are not also lauding the benefits of what our brace solders have accomplished. Why don't they ever sing about the fact that millions of lives were saved? Why don't they ever dance because people are much freer than they were before? Why don't they cheer because small children no longer live under the threat of the secret police?
What we have here is significant evidence of the possession and use of WMDs, but the position of the modern day liberal is that unless we find 10,000 tons of WMDs, Iraq didn't have them. Me? I have a sneaking suspicion that if we were to use the same torture techniques on Saddam that he used on the Iraqi people we'd find out pretty darned quick what happened to all the WMDs. My guess is that they weren't turned over to the UN in a 'no questions asked' program. Despite the vast evidence against their position, liberals continue to insist that the WMDs don't exist.
I wonder what would happen if Hitler were to rise today. Would they only decry his atrocities when he started torturing people they knew? Is it OK for someone to be tortured if they're not American or a terrorist (but it's not OK to torture terrorists or Americans)?
Bartleby
posted by Bartleby at 10:27 AM
3 Comments:
In the summer of 2003, construction workers in China accidentally dug into a cache of chemical weapons left behind by the retreating Japanese army in '44 or '45, resulting in fatalities, lawsuits, and much hard feelings between the two countries.
That same summer, construction workers in Berlin accidentally found an underground Nazi-era bunker that had been hidden since 1945, which contained bombs, ammunition, and several intact, armed, and fueled aircraft.
The point is, chemical and biological weapons take up very little space, and unless you know exactly where to start looking, a hidden underground bunker can remain hidden for a very long time. Besides making "Iraqi Backhoe Operator" the most dangerous job description in the world for the next few decades, this also means that it is *way* too early to declare that Iraqi WMDs never existed.
Just ask the French, who are still digging up live and lethal mustard gas shells from World War I.
Thanks for the laugh. The 'Iraqi Backhoe Operator' remark got a really good and loud laugh in the middle of my office, and boy did I ever need it today.
This is a great point, and it's going to the top of the page.
Bart
Duh - I just realized who you are (I guess I'm used to your other sig). Hope you had a nice vacation with The Kid. :)
Bartleby
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