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stevenleser

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33. Simple answer? If the Weapons inspectors weren't let back in, they could have.

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 04:01 PM

Mar 2013

The terms that Iraq had to abide by were what was required of them by the cease fire at the end of the first gulf war. The other side of that is, if Iraq violated those terms, the cease fire was no longer in effect and hostilities from the first gulf war, which were UN sanctioned, could be resumed at any time by any UN member nation seeking to force Iraq to obey the applicable UN resolutions.

The Bush cabal, in fact, argues this point in terms of trying to assert the war that began in 2003 was not an illegal one.

The problem for them is, the UN Weapons Inspectors WERE let back in and they did not find any weapons that violated the cease fire resolutions. So the resolutions were not violated and the cease fire WAS in effect with no UN approval for hostilities.

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Hans Blix on the terrible mistake of the Iraq war. [View all] stevenleser Mar 2013 OP

k&r... spanone Mar 2013 #1

Doesn't he realize? zbdent Mar 2013 #2

LOL, I think Blix and ElBaradei were behind the President getting the Nobel Peace Prize early in his stevenleser Mar 2013 #5

--- Obama getting the Nobel peace prize... jerseyjack Mar 2013 #21

and it's amazing how many RWers are "against" him zbdent Mar 2013 #22

I took it in the spirit intended. As a big upraised middle finger to George W. Bush from the stevenleser Mar 2013 #32

I look at it dreamnightwind Mar 2013 #48

The Iraq War Was No Mistake . . FairWinds Mar 2013 #3

Blix and ElBaradei are always generous with language. They let the facts speak for them. stevenleser Mar 2013 #4

And they did at the time too. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #20

Amen. madfloridian Mar 2013 #19

Rice's comment really goes to the heart of it Babel_17 Mar 2013 #6

So-called "pain" is no excuse for losing your humanity. ananda Mar 2013 #16

+1000 abelenkpe Mar 2013 #24

The mindset of aggressive neo-cons who believe in american exceptionalism no matter the circumstance Babel_17 Mar 2013 #41

and then there is Rumsfeld Mnpaul Mar 2013 #45

Give him a break, a lot of people fumble for words when ... Babel_17 Mar 2013 #50

as long as there is a MIC markiv Mar 2013 #7

mainstream media shoved that war down our throats with propaganda, starting in 2002 nt markiv Mar 2013 #8

The MSM missed it on Iraq completely, particularly starting in Jan 2003. stevenleser Mar 2013 #10

who owns NBC? markiv Mar 2013 #12

They weren't the only ones who missed the weapons inspectors angle. Even non-mainstream media missed stevenleser Mar 2013 #13

I suspect that back channels were used Babel_17 Mar 2013 #17

I especially despise Condoleeza Rice for her role in the tragedy. She is arrogant. olegramps Mar 2013 #9

She was willing to do anything and say any lie for Bush/Cheney. She was the perfect loyal servant. stevenleser Mar 2013 #11

I thought her family was in the oil business for many years before, and during the Iraq War. DhhD Mar 2013 #15

Do you have a link? The only thing I have ever seen is that her dad was a basketball coach. stevenleser Mar 2013 #30

Considering that an oil tanker was named after her, I tblue37 Mar 2013 #44

She headed Chevron's committee on public policy before going to work for shrub. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #49

Blix had plenty of evidence they weren't there before Nov. 2002. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #14

No, YOUR take is revisionism. He has been saying the same thing all along, as has the world. stevenleser Mar 2013 #27

You didn't say most of the world's governments and leaders Hissyspit Mar 2013 #42

Saw Blix speak in Germany not long after the war started bigbrother05 Mar 2013 #18

Iraq War agenda valerief Mar 2013 #23

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/yellowcake.asp stupidicus Mar 2013 #25

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #26

Even if Saddam had had WMD it was still none of our business. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #28

Not correct in this case. The UN said it was every other country's business. stevenleser Mar 2013 #29

If, in fact, it was every other country's business why didn't Lesotho invade Iraq? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #31

Simple answer? If the Weapons inspectors weren't let back in, they could have. stevenleser Mar 2013 #33

The problem is, now, that they remain unindicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #36

We have to keep fighting on that score. I have not given up. stevenleser Mar 2013 #40

I'm with you 100% madokie Mar 2013 #47

It was quite simple, the UN inspectors told the BFEE Rex Mar 2013 #34

Well said. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #35

Thank you, keep up the good fight! Rex Mar 2013 #37

I remember my response on my blog to that was, with the no fly zones in place? Not possible. stevenleser Mar 2013 #38

THANK YOU! Rex Mar 2013 #39

Bush/Blair et al no more made a "mistake" about WMD in Iraq daleo Mar 2013 #43

Hang 'm high madokie Mar 2013 #46