Reply #12: disagree

[frogcycle]

I grudgingly agreed that a threat of force was called for based on the lies that were given out. Those lies included paining a terrifying picture of bomb factories, anthrax, laboratories, sarin factories, cranking out shit for Al Queda to throw at us right and left. I heard the inspectors saying "give us more time" and agreed that should occur, but felt the resolution would help apply pressure and potentially lead to progress without the need to attack. I think a lot of people felt the same way then, including many in congress.

As soon as they got the resolution, they ran with it. We "allowed" them to invade not out of some thirst for revenge but out of fear based on boldfaced lies. Let's leave the guilt where it belongs. On them for lying, and on us for not understanding that a lot of our fellow citizens had supported a coup based on whom they would prefer to have a beer with.