I admit some people I talked to were incredulous of the WMD threat. some people oppose every military action that the USA embarks upon - on principle. So it makes it difficult to assess what they based their opinions on. i suppose its the monkeys on typewriters producing Hamlet - if you keep playing the one note long enough - it will eventually be right.

I couldn't see at the time why they were so positive.


I couldn't and still can't see why if he was a 'frightened blusterer' Saddam kept on pissing off the UN people who were charged with searching for the WMD's.

The only thing that made me think, was that I had read before Dubya was elected that he was deeply in hock to the arms manufacturers for has election campaign chest - and that there would probably be a war of some kind - his thankyou note to his friends for services rendered - when he was elected.

If you didn't like the guy - ask yourself 'what did I do, to oppose his election?'