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This was not the case. There was a small minority of Republicans from the very beginning who saw no solid reason for going into Iraq. Their viewpoint has remained the same. This is not merely hindsight on their part. The only real difference is that they will no longer be voting for Bush.


(Fred) There were lots of folks who stated that even though intelligence pointed to the real possibility of Sadam being a threat they would not be for invasion. They could see pictures of Sadam and Ben Laden embracing in a bear hug on Sept. 12th and it would not be enough for them in their minds. The fact of the matter is that Sadam was a major threat. He had used WMD in the past and had a documented history of providing a safe haven for terrorist organizations, include Al Qaeda. It may not have been a smoking gun in his hands, per se, but there was plenty of spent cartridges on the floor and the smell of gun powder in the air. For Bush to have ignored this threat with what, at that time, intelligence stated about Iraq would have been a dereliction of duty and gross incompetence on the part of the president.

Fred

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