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Apr. 11th, 2003
why we are there?
Apr. 11th, 2003 11:55 amSomebody asked why the reason for the war changed from Disarming Saddam, to saving the people of Iraq from Saddam. My answer was:
The MO changed more than that. Remember when it was "that man tried to kill my daddy?" They use whichever excuse they think will fly at any given moment.
The assassination bit helped to garner initial support. To kind of break the ice. Then when we needed a real reason, "Saddam is a very bad man" wasn't a good enough reason to invade, so they made him into a threat. Then, when we started to see throught that, it became ever more clear what evil things the guy did to his people, and that was suddenly the real reason.
Soon, it will be obvious that the people of Iraq are not much better of than they were before. I wonder what the justification will be then.
The MO changed more than that. Remember when it was "that man tried to kill my daddy?" They use whichever excuse they think will fly at any given moment.
The assassination bit helped to garner initial support. To kind of break the ice. Then when we needed a real reason, "Saddam is a very bad man" wasn't a good enough reason to invade, so they made him into a threat. Then, when we started to see throught that, it became ever more clear what evil things the guy did to his people, and that was suddenly the real reason.
Soon, it will be obvious that the people of Iraq are not much better of than they were before. I wonder what the justification will be then.