nlatimer...

hey man, i just read this thread trying to understand your point/assertion about north korea would not have nuclear materials without clinton's help. please expand.

perhaps a discussion on the intersection of reality and docu-drama should morph into bush vs. the rest of the world. i think a large number of americans have reservations on the misuse of power and national resources in foreign adventures.

as i remember, saddam hussein promised before the war that in the search for iraqi wmd we would find smoke and mirrors. to date, this appears correct. could it be that he had complied with u.n. resolutions but preferred to maintain a suspicion/fear that he still had wmd? why? well, possible reasons might be to keep the kurds and shiites in check, and to ward off attacks by iran.

may i float another conspiracy theory on why iraq and why now? awright, i was going to anyway. maybe the u.s. military had been encourged to leave saudi arabia...duh, now where could be re-deploy them so they would maintain a presence in the gulf...bingo!! iraq is strategically located and even has oil for exploitation. besides, dubya doesn't like saddam anyway.

it this reality? i do not know...but it does connect a few dots.

jay