I, for one, sure am glad that we were able to survive that eeeeeeeeevil Bushitler regime. They led us to war in Iraq on a bed of lies about involvement with Al-Qaida and WMD’s.
What??!?!?!?!?
There actually were efforts toward a WMD program that the media suppressed?
Before the consensus is written in stone, it is worth going over the evidence collected since the removal of the Saddam regime. Leaving aside the fact that he slaughtered more than a million of his own people and was prone to launching unprovoked wars against his neighbors — both good reasons for his violent removal — what threat did Saddam actually pose?
Saddam was just a little pussycat minding his own business. Those evil Kurds went and gassed themselves just to give him a black eye.
Several years ago, the press had a field day when two suspected mobile bio-labs, presented at the U.N. as evidence of Saddam’s continuing WMD development programs, actually turned out to be weather-balloon stations. That same press, however, then ignored the fact that postwar investigators found five actual mobile bio-labs in and around Baghdad. One of these labs was discovered in a mosque, which had been placed off-limits to prewar U.N. inspectors. Another was found in Baghdad’s Central Public Health Laboratory. One can imagine the anguished cries from the Left if we had bombed what the Iraqis claimed was a public-health facility. Saddam even had a huge bio-warfare production facility masquerading as the Samarra Drug Company. This facility would have been capable of producing up to 10,000 liters of deadly pathogens a year. It was less than a month from going into production when the invasion of Iraq began. If this plant had turned its attention to botulinum toxin, it could have produced enough in a few months to wipe out the world. Again, how would bombing a plant that Saddam would claim was producing life-saving drugs have played in the media?
Unfortunately, the media would have had a field day. They were so intent on ridding us of the stain of our selected-not-elected president that they would have eagerly swallowed anything that Saddam and his faithful minion Baghdad Bob would have given them.
But still, they weren’t really working on anything, right? Once they had seen the light, they confined their interest to basic research and nothing else.
In 1991, Saddam moved all of his WMD specialists out of government labs and into universities, once again making them off-limits to inspectors and coalition bombers. According to documents discovered after the war, by 1997 the number of university “instructors” doing solely WMD work numbered 3,300, with another 700 to 800 dispatched to WMD-related facilities to help with technical problems. Between 1996 and 2002 — the eve of the invasion — spending on WMD projects increased 40-fold, and the number of specific projects increased from 40 to 3,200. Top officials captured after the collapse of the regime repeatedly told investigators that Saddam’s WMD projects were in overdrive and ready to go into production the moment sanctions were lifted.
I’m personally satisfied that the Iraqis were only working on peaceful research into insecticides and herbicides to help their agriculture industry feed the people.
Right?
The article talks about nuclear and biological weapons, but they couldn’t have been working on those. Saddam told us so.
Besides, the recent silence on the war in Iraq & Afghanistan proves that Bushitler was up to no good. Why else would all the war protesters suddenly go home?
Could it have been that they were less anti-war than more simply on the other side?
#54 – I’m gonna set the DVR for that. Thanks for the tip.
Watch for Catholicism this fall.
Oye Enrique. ¡Mire a estas cabezas en la caja!
I just got back from my class. I need to get a final headcount, but so far at least 32. What’s interesting is — they are paying attention and TAKING NOTES! We’ve had to move a few kids, but it was for not paying attention, not for acting out. It’s so much fun to teach when I can focus on… Read more »
Hey!
Who you callin’ old?
Did anyone else happen to notice this on the tail end of yesterday’s thread?
I was tempted to post there and claim HUNNERT but I resisted, cause no one would see it.
Here’s a cartoon I came across & liked:
http://www.politico.com/wuerker/
Oletimer #30; Just got the phone call that my good friend Don passed moments ago. I’ll miss him at the old farts coffee table. He lived a good life, brought up a loving family and did many volunteer things for the local community. I love you, Don. Sorry for the lose of your friend. Peace by upon youu, and your… Read more »
I get the three sides confused at times.
Nothing wrong with enjoying Oletimer twice. 🙂
#43 -Saddam’s
Ann Coulter in her normal beautiful, acerbic self. Liberals, whose entire political strategy is the smoke and mirrors of showbiz, have concluded that Rick Perry put in a poor performance at last week’s Republican debate and has got to step up his debating technique to get back in the game. Actually, it wasn’t Perry’s “performance” that was a problem. It… Read more »
The Democrat’s or Ron Paul’s side?
Looks like I done kilt this thead a while back. Wal, alright then, I’ll do an early supper instead.
#36 Pyro
That sounds like one of those hispanic strip center “surgical” clinics to me. Ya know, where they inject chicken fat to plump your lips and do liposurgery with a spoon.
#26 Hammy
That line of thinking is a crock, as would be shown if Herman Cain were elected in 2012.
#30 OTL: So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend; I know just how you feel. With each day that passes, the sting will subside a little.
Heh heh. The alcaders are getting ticked off at Mahrodizhod Mahsajmahrod for being a Troofer.
I sure am glad we have Barack Obama setting a new tone with other countries, rather than dealing with them so arrogantly.
From the comments:
Forget having a unibrow. A woman in California wound up with a uniboob.
#30 – kneemail for Peace, Strength, and Solace is up………….
Interesting and FREE offer I just heard on Rush’s show:
Free Offer: Hillsdale College Constitution Course
#22 & 31 A couple of years ago, Shasta Lake in far Northern California was in even worse shape. The lake surface was 155′ below normal, leaving the reservoir at 29% of its 4.5 acre-foot capacity. I saw the lake when I lived out there in 1977. At that time, it was at the lowest level since they started filling… Read more »
#27 Geezer: Why every sewage plant in the country does not do this is a mystery to me. The article mentions the need for regularity and tapping into the municipal sewage system is a natural. Imagine that, converting terds into electricity.
#22 – Whoa that is INSANE
RIP Don.
Just got the phone call that my good friend Don passed moments ago. I’ll miss him at the old farts coffee table. He lived a good life, brought up a loving family and did many volunteer things for the local community. I love you, Don.
Virus Alert There is a very dangerous virus going around and it is propagated through the email system. If you get an email message with the subject: “VIRUS ALERT!” do not open the mail message. If you do, the virus scrambles the second half of every text file on your system. VERY IMPORTANT: If you do get this virus, the… Read more »
Speaking of the black President, what has he done for the black race?
http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/5d4d0460cb5f012e2f9100163e41dd5b
I screwed up and put some general comments on the frugal thread.
Quick! Quick! Call Washington! I’ve found a shovel ready job!
http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2011/09/27/poop-generated-power/
Apparently, no matter how much he’s destroyed our country, we must reelect our HNP: If a white Republican unseats the first African-American president, what would happen next? The stock answer from GOP political professionals is: “Not much of anything, really.” The new president, they say, will focus on the issues all Americans care about, including jobs, which is the direst… Read more »
#9
Hey, look at the time, it’s nude o-clock. OMG
#5 Pyro
Well, if you mess up and give the wrong name or date, and are not wearing any Muslim garb, they’ll grab you as a potential terrorist. Duh!
This essay was written in 2009, the forshadowing of incompetence is stunning.
For those of you who may not be familiar, this is what Lake Travis looks like after the worst drought in its history. Grim does not even begin to describe it.
#17 – mh42
I think it was Econopark at one point long ago. The “eco” logo has a leaf in it, so they’re trying for the green thing. I just don’t see the “greenness” of several acres of asphalt.
. . . . . . .from my inbox: Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He’s now 82 years old and has a new book, ‘Where Have All The Leaders Gone?’. Lee Iacocca Says: ‘Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our… Read more »
#16, #18 :>)
Todah Rabbah (thank you)
Happy New Year to Jews,
Happy New Year to Jews!
Happy New Year dear Hebrews,
Happy New Year to Jews!
#3 Pyro
Could it mean “economical” i.e. cheap parking? Or would that be EconoPark?
Happy new year to all you members of the tribe, the Red Sea pedestrians, the Isrealites, the Juice.
#10 – OMG ROFL
This whole process wisses me off huge(ly) Florida’s move would directly violate RNC rules that forbid any state other than the first four “carve-out” states — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina — from holding a primary before March 6. Why do we have to let those 4 states have the effect of picking our nominee?? The whole R… Read more »
I subscribed to About.com’s frugal newsletter some years ago, and find some good tips for saving money…but I guess reading about them and executing them are two different things. I need to pay more attention to all the good advice out there. I’m going to open a thread on money saving tips, for those who want to contribute their two… Read more »
A LIB-VSR reveals her true colors. Perdue’s full statement: “You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they… Read more »
SHANA TOVA Y’ALL!
Happy New Year.
Prophecy on TV. This skit was done 32 years ago.
M42 this is just for you. a wimmin friend sent me the link, I DID NOT WISSIN FIND IT ON MY OWN!
An insider’s view ( via secret service) of R vs D presidencies.
No lesbians making out.
So far.
The Rape-o-Scan machines don’t speed anything up when it takes the x-ray goober 5 minutes to examine each suitcase.