Let's tone down the temperature just a little bit, JWL.JWL wrote:Well, if you know the "real" reason for the Iraq War, then by all means, enlighten us. You seem to possess some arcane knowledge obtained via a mysterious process. If you know the real reasons for other wars, too - especially World War II and the Civil War - I'm all ears.Alunissage wrote:Also, I don't see how talks in 2001 of invading Iraq conflict with the possibility that the 2003 SotU address mentioned only the more politically palatable reasons for doing so. (I'm only going by what you said regarding the address; I don't remember it.) But I'm not saying any of this to get into an argument; I just wanted to point out that politics is PR and you have to consider that the reasons a politician gives for an action are not necessarily the whole story.
As for the content of that, I don't think she was suggesting that she knows the reason. Actually, it sounds like she knows she doesn't know the reasons, but knows that the reasons out there are inadequate and may be to some other purpose. Alunissage can correct you and me on that point.