>>There's a flaw there.. There were nations that stated at the time of the war that they thought Iraq had WMDs, but didn't join the attack.
You said European nations before, now just nations? The UK I suppose is European. Blair himself says the aftermath made UK politicians reluctant to intervene in Syria and the current incumbent says the lesson is to avoid "ill-judged and reckless rush to war." OK, who else?
>>Look, I won't defend the intelligence on WMDs. Either there were none, or very little.
Nope. There was plenty of intelligence. But it didn't match what the hawks wanted.
>>But there were other justifications.
Not at the time.
>>And by the way, you posted in early 2007 that you acknowledged Hussein got what he deserved
Really? You'll have no problem providing a citation, then.
"... They ne'er cared for us
yet: suffer us to famish, and their store-houses
crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, to
support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act
established against the rich, and provide more
piercing statutes daily, to chain up and restrain
the poor. If the wars eat us not up, they will; and
there's all the love they bear us."
-- Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act 1, scene 1
