Originally posted by Pongo
Your getting in the neato habit of trying to get people to defend things they didnt say.
No, I'm just still in the habit of trying to get people to explain their throw away lines that seem to say something but really don't.
However, I'm not suprised when folks don't want to explain their quips.
With super powers throwing proliferation treaties out the window left and right who cares if the little guys arm up?
You posts made it seem you're not too concerned with Iran having an ongoing nuke program. Is that how you actually feel?
As for how this turned out, the only thing that really surprised me was that we did not find the WMD in Iraq in significant quantities. Yep, that concerns me. As I said, lately I've been swayed to the viewpoint that they may well have been moved. I accept that as a possibility. Unlike others, I don't think I'm privy to enough information to discount that totally, CNN notwithstanding.
Well, I was also suprised at the speed of the Coalition's victory. I did think the Iraqis would put up a longer organized fight.
As for the rest of it, most objective overviews show that the majority of Iraqis are going about their normal daily lives and the infrastructure is being rebuilt better than it was.
It's a relatively small element that's causing the trouble. I also think that the election process will proceed and they will have their own government in a reasonable amount of time.
So I think your assessment of what I think is way off the mark.
