Evan,
Everything I've ever heard and read supports your point of view. I'm having big trouble understanding Dan. When other's have made a point that contradicts his he demands supporting evidence.
In the case of the Canadian deported to Syria, it is a well publicized event.
I question a) Dan's sources b) The level of his open mindness
>>To remove Saddam Hussein and his party from power. We should have finished the job in 1991
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>That would have been a clear violation of international law. The coalition would have melted away into what we see today.
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>>- even Bush Sr. admits that now - but we didn't.
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>Do you have a reference to that? Last I heard it was the opposite.
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http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/gulfwar.asp
(On an infant's shirt): Already smarter than Bush