No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

Frustrated, U.S. Arms Team to Leave Iraq

Washington Post May 11, 2003
"BAGHDAD -- The group directing all known U.S. search efforts for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is winding down operations without finding proof that President Saddam Hussein kept clandestine stocks of outlawed arms, according to participants."

OK. So the hunt for WMD's is being shut down, with no success. What happened?

Did the US suffer a massive Intelligence failure that caused us to start a war we didn't need? Or did the Bush administration simply lie to everyone so they could get the war they wanted? Or were there really WMDs, but they were either destroyed before the war or so thoroughly hidden that they can't now be found? The third option should be considered an Intelligence failure also.

In any case, the horrors Saddam was inflicting on his people provide no excuse for such massive failure by the Bush administration. They are not why Bush said we were fighting. It was the war against terror and WMDs that Bush used to convince Congress and the People to go to war. Now he can't make a connection to terrorists, and can't find the WMDs.

Our government lied to us. Big time.
posted by Richard at 2:26 AM