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treefrogjohn Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:47 PM
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Rumsfeld says it would be unfortunate if no WMD
From an AP story in the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iraq-Weapons-Hunt.html

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday ``it will be unfortunate'' if it turns out that intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq turns out to have been seriously flawed.

Meanwhile, Congress heard a secret progress report from the top official hunting for weapons of mass destruction the Bush administration said justified the war. Defense officials refused to say publicly how much they are spending on the so-far inconclusive search.

Rumsfeld's comments came at a Pentagon news conference in which he was asked if he still believes such weapons will be found and whether the administration's credibility is suffering because of poor intelligence on the issue.

``It's not clear that it was off by a little bit or a mile at this stage,'' he said. ``If it is off by a lot, that will be unfortunate and then we'll know that.''

Yeah, the dead and wounded soldiers and their families would categorize it as unfortunate. I'm sure. Dripping with sarcasm.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:49 PM
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1. unfortunate?
Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 04:49 PM by ixion
I really can't stand these neocon idiots. Unfortunate? Thousands of people have DIED and it's UNFORTUNATE?
It's cause for war crimes prosecution is what it is, Rummy, you sleaze.

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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:50 PM
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3. Ship them off to the Hague
the whole misadministration needs to be placed under arrest and thrown out of the country, deported to the Netherlands for further action.

Hawkeye-X
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:50 PM
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Screw RUMMY....let him tell that to these kids
Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 04:53 PM by Mari333
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:50 PM
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2. What a horrible choice of words
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Qutzupalotl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 05:34 PM
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6. Yes, an unfortunate choice of words
about a TRAVESTY and possibly a WAR CRIME.
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:50 PM
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4. Unfortunate for his job position maybe...
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ameriphile Donating Member (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 05:31 PM
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5. That and...
It's "unfortunate" that the Bushies can no longer use the WMD scare to push their neocon agenda.
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