In article , Renata wrote:
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:53:48 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:

In article , Renata
wrote:
The logic (or whatever) problem here is that it's not an absolute.
i.e. "invading" is not (necessarily) the wrong answer.

As a simple exercise in the above:
Invading Iraq, for which the justification now seems to have fallen
apart, (please spare us the line about "best intelligence at the
time"), was, mayhaps, not so wise.

No, I'm *not* going to spare you that line. Decisions can be made *only* on
the basis of what is known at the time. But you're saying that the 2003
decision to invade Iraq was wrong, on the basis of information that we didn't
have until 2004.

Not true. WE apparently had plenty of intelligence indicating the
contrary. Bush just chose to ignore it.

Not true. We had plenty of intelligence indicating exactly what the President
said, but you're just choosing to ignore it.


Using the justifications the administration gives, i.e. WMD, NKorea
certainly seems to fit the bill a lot better.

So we *should* invade NK? I'm not sure what you're driving at here.

See the difference - "invading" vs "invading Iraq"? That little
modifier ("Iraq") makes a world of difference.

Yes, I understand that you think that invading Iraq was a mistake. You still
appear [above] to be suggesting that *not* invading North Korea is a mistake.

The only consistency I can find between these two positions is that Bush is
in the wrong, no matter what he does.

Are you really that simple minded?

If I have misunderstood your position, perhaps you could make it clear,
instead of resorting to gratuitous insults and allowing the misunderstanding
to remain.

*Do* you think that Bush is making a mistake by *not* invading North Korea?

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