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09-22-04, 05:04 PM
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| Foolish Bastard  Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Downtown
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 | Bush: CIA "just guessing" in Latest report
So before I post the article, let me ask: Was the CIA "just guessing" when they said that Iraq had WMD? How can anyone still take this man seriously? taken from: > Reuters < NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Bush, determined to put an optimistic face on deadly conditions in Iraq, said on Tuesday that the CIA was just guessing when it said the war-racked country was in danger of slipping into civil war. "The CIA laid out several scenarios. It said that life could be lousy, life could be OK, life could be better. And they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like," Bush told reporters during a picture-taking session with Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Bush and Allawi met for 45 minutes on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. The CIA, which has been blamed for spectacular lapses involving the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and prewar Iraqi weapons capabilities, gave Bush a report last July that presented a bleak outlook for Iraq. The classified document, known as a National Intelligence Estimate, predicted three possible scenarios ranging from a tenuous stability to political fragmentation and civil war. But Bush said he was confident Iraq would emerge as a peaceful democratic nation because of the determination of the Iraqi people to build a free society. He said he expected Allawi's visit to the United States would help convince Americans not to be discouraged by disturbing news reports from the country. "The Iraqi citizens are defying the pessimistic predictions," Bush said. "The American people have seen horrible scenes on our TV screens. And the prime minister will be able to say to them that in spite of the sacrifices being made, in spite of the fact that Iraqis are dying, and U.S. troops are dying as well, that there is a will among the Iraqi people to succeed." Allawi told reporters his interim government and its U.S.-led allies were winning against the insurgents but that progress was being ignored by media coverage. In October 2002, a National Intelligence Estimate argued that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and helped the administration justify its decision to go to war. Large stockpiles of such weapons have not been found.
__________________ True, without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is below is the same as that which is above, for the performance of miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from the One, by the meditation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation. |
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09-22-04, 05:06 PM
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| Foolish Bastard Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Downtown
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__________________ True, without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is below is the same as that which is above, for the performance of miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from the One, by the meditation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation. | ||
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09-22-04, 05:10 PM
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It's really hard to put a positive spin on something that dismal. Quote:
__________________ True, without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is below is the same as that which is above, for the performance of miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from the One, by the meditation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation. | |
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09-22-04, 05:18 PM
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| Funky Spunk  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: take a left at the cow
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He reminds me of a little kid that just refuses to see the reality of things. I think he may even begin to believe his own bullshit.
__________________ "We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it's all about." --Joseph Campbell, |
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09-22-04, 05:20 PM
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| Foolish Bastard Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Downtown
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He already does Nando. He was asked knowing what he knows now, which means no WMD, no imminent threat, no programs, more well organized and effective attacks, complete instability, and growing tension, he would still invade Iraq. Knowing what he knows now, HE WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN! Quote:
__________________ True, without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is below is the same as that which is above, for the performance of miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from the One, by the meditation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation. | |
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09-22-04, 05:24 PM
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| Funky Spunk Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: take a left at the cow
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Oh dear lord, it's one thing to try and save face but COME ON!!!
__________________ "We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it's all about." --Joseph Campbell, |
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09-22-04, 05:29 PM
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| Foolish Bastard Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Downtown
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DO NOT TAUNT THE HAPPY FUN BALL! Quote:
__________________ True, without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is below is the same as that which is above, for the performance of miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from the One, by the meditation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation. | |
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