As for the OP itself, the only posters in here now that I can respond with any degree of certainty, would be LLIdiot, WTF and myself.
I know for a fact that LLIdiot was on record supporting the ill fated and ill advised, spring of 2003 invasion of Iraq at the time. I also know with 100% certainty that I opposed it at the time and so did WTF.
In a somewhat feeble attempt to deflect from that simple fact, LLIdiot tries to now make the claim that WTF and I have access to hindsight being 20/20. But that dog won't hunt!
I vividly recall both WTF and I engaging LLIdiot (on ASPD) at the time of the actual invasion. WTF and I were both in opposition, then and now. LLIdiot clearly supported the invasion, then and now!
Originally Posted by bigtex
Two things: Your distortion is this: You, BigTits, were ONLY OPPOSED to the timing of the invasion, because you wanted some additional time for inspections, but you were not opposed to the invasion. Just the timing. What you would not say, and still not say, is how much time needed to pass for you to agree to starting the invasion. And you still have not made that commitment. So you are literally wrong when you say you were "n opposition."
Your second distortion is my position. I have repeatedly stated that given the information that was reportedly available to the decision makers of the time and the overall basis for the invasion AT THE TIME the decision to invade was the proper decision ....
thus my criticism of you repeatedly of your "20-20 hindsight xray" vision, because you have repeatedly claimed you were correct there were no WMDs found.
WTF has also repeatedly stated "no WMDs were found," so we should not have conducted the invasion. Again 20-20 hindsight. WTF may have been opposed to the invasion no matter what was found afterwards. Frankly, I do not recall WTF posting on the issue in the ASPD days. If he did.
To put that in context of today's reality ... look at Iran. #1: Does Iran have a functional, deliverable nuclear warhead? #2: Does Iran have a functioning program with facilities to develop a deliverable nuclear warhead? #3: How long will it take Iran to develop a functioning, deliverable nuclear warhead.
Neither you, BigTits, nor WTF can post a link in which I stated ..
"Knowing what is known now then I would have agreed with the invasion of Iraq in 2003."
And to be extremely specific with you guys, who delete, modify, distort, and interpret what people say to make your points ...
"then" was the day before the invasion began .. and "now" is May 25, 2015.
And as far as I am concerned if you all cannot produce that link, either Eccie or ASPD, you are both liars. Don't put YOUR INTERPRETATIONS ON IT or DELETE PORTIONS OF WHAT I POSTED .... and give a link that is functional.
The purpose and motivation of this thread is one: To marginalize and vilify those persons who are listed in another effort on both your parts to discredit them with, again, distortions and misrepresentations. And you do it with your assertions of "100% certainty" .... As I said, my recollection of your position, BigTits, is the correct one, and you have so acknowledged on Eccie.
Logically, had WTF been opposed to the invasion regardless of what was found AFTERWARDS, then it would not be important for him to continually argue that Bush-Cheney LIED and that no WMDs were found. He would be ON RECORD PRIOR to the invasion that he was opposed to it REGARDLESS of what Iraq may be doing or what may be found.... after the invasion.
As it relates to current events: On YOUR CURRENT ANALYSIS of Iraq, you both, BigTits and WTF, would be opposed to military action against Iran to stop its WMDs programs BEFORE they develop a functioning, deliverable weapons system.