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So, Rudy McRomney: Rudy, tough; Romney, smooth; McCain, courageous. All of them plausible, at least in a Republican context. But in the end, all face an enormous hurdle because of their unconvincing answers to this nonscenario: We invade a country, suspecting weapons of mass destruction. But the WMD aren't...
In the run-up to the Iraq invasion, then Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz assured Congress that Iraqi oil would pay for the country's occupation and reconstruction. If my Iraqi oil traders are right, it's one more thing we need to add to the long list Wolfowitz and...
BUT YOU SEEM WILLING TO PUT THE ONUS ON INSPECTORS TO FIND ARMS RATHER THAN ON SADDAM TO DECLARE WHAT HE'S GOT. Are there nuclear arms in Iraq? I don't think so. Are there other weapons of mass destruction? That's probable. We have to find and destroy...
DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT POLITICALLY FOR PRESIDENT BUSH TO PULL BACK FROM WAR? I'm not so sure about that. He would have two advantages if he brought his soldiers back. I'm talking about a situation, obviously, where the inspectors say now there's...
WHAT EVIDENCE WOULD JUSTIFY WAR? It's up to the inspectors to decide. We gave them our confidence. They were given a mission, and we trust them. If we have to give them greater means, we'll do so. It's up to them to come before the Security Council...