Let's also be clear that Saddam's Ba'ath party is about as ultimately Fascistic, dictatorial and ham-fisted as any group of power-hungry eejits ever was. We're talking about offenses against decency of a deep order -- the execution of co-revolutionaries, the suppression of any dissent, the mother of all Big Brother operations.

Blair's white paper on the history and current capabilities of Iraq is of greast interest. It can be downloaded from this site. It is in PDF format. I recommend it to all concerned in the ongoing debate.

Just to keep all the cards on the table here, eh?

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