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Just think this through for a second. If they were bold enough to intentionally fabricate a lie to go to war, why didn't they fabricate some evidence of a WMD p
by rhino369 10y ago
Just think this through for a second. If they were bold enough to intentionally fabricate a lie to go to war, why didn't they fabricate some evidence of a WMD program?
So either they told a lie that they knew would exposed within a couple months of an invasion OR they were wrong. The later is much more likely.
Assuming malice actually turns us away from the real questions that should be asked. Why were they wrong? What did they do that led them down the wrong path? How can we make sure that doesn't happen again.
But if you just assume they were being badguys you miss all that.
- grkvlt 10y agoyep. and of course, all the time saddam was playing a dangerous game of brinksmanship, pretending he had WMD in order to maintain iraq's position locally and globally, by refusing to allow inspections by the UN, and delaying and obfuscating facts when forced to comply. so it's no wonder the WMD line seemed plausible at the time.