Reply #178: they had inspections

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Let's assume that Bush allowed inspections to continue, say another few months. And let's assume nothing was found. And let's further assume that Rummy, and Colon Polyp, and Cheney, and Condi, the whole blame gang, would be out in force crowing about how that proves Saddam was a very bad man, and thumbing his nose at the inspections, and how we know he has WMD, etcetera etcetera ad nauseum. Bush got up in front of the UN and lied. He got up in front of the American people and lied. Do you think he was going to stop lying? Ever?

Everyone in his administration has lied and decieved on this issue. Thier lies were transparent. Even if Bush and Co. had allowed inspections to continue, they still would have had their war. And all those who predicated their support for the war on continued inspections, or intransigence by Saddam would have gone along with it. "We gave him every chance," they'd say, sadly shaking their heads, "But Sadaam is still playing con games with the sanctions." Maybe a few more of our allies would have gotten on board then, maybe a few more checkbooks would have opened.

But the point is, not whether there was a "right way or wrong way," but that the whole stinking scheme to invade Iraq, kill and torture it people, despose its leader, steal and despoil its riches and culture, pollute its environment, direct its politics, was wrong in and of itself. There was no valid justification for it.

Let's look at another analogy. Let's say your kid and his friends break into the neighbors home, kill all the men and boys, rape the women, break everything that is not of value and steal everything that is, and set up house and refuse to leave.