"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
Boy, Bush sure knew the facts when he was selling the Iraq War. Never mind that his own CIA was telling him that his yellowcake assertions were unfounded, that the UN inspections team had found no evidence of WMDs, and that no links had been found between Saddam Hussein's government and the perpetrators of 9/11. In the absence of sure evidence, Bush went with his gut feeling. It was good enough for him, and it should be good enough for us.
But now, it's not just the lives of thousands of Americans, tens of thousands of Iraqis, or hundreds of billions of US taxpayers' dollars at stake. But this time it's important. It's his good buddy Karl Rove's future in the balance, and he wants to wait for all the facts before asking his pal if he broke the law.
Well, I understand that. Karl's future is obviously a bigger national security concern than taking the fucking country to war under knowingly false pretenses. There are some issues where it's important to be as sure as possible before going forward. Thank god my president knows the difference. posted by David at 7/18/2005 01:56:00 PM ::
