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Since President Bush announced in May that "major combat operations" in Iraq were over, the U.S. has lost scores of troops there, reconstruction of war-torn Iraq has stalled, no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have been found, and we can't get substantial support from our allies. What a turnabout it would be if the Democrats used pictures of Bush landing on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln when they campaign to regain the White House. STUART FISHER Abington...
...guilty. Cherry picking only the most supportive intelligence reports, ignoring others and making a case that is much stronger than the evidence warrants in an effort to convince the public that war is necessary are wrong. It doesn't matter whether or not you truly believed there were WMD in Iraq. TED LANDAU Rochester Hills, Mich...
Where Are the WMD...
Your report "Chasing A Mirage" said some Iraqi scientists claim the country's WMD were destroyed before the war [COVER STORIES, Oct. 6]. Rather than spend more money looking for the elusive weapons, President Bush should allocate a few million dollars to hire the Iraqi personnel who were supposedly responsible for hiding or destroying the WMD. The government could save some money, and our intelligence agencies might learn a few things. BARRY STEVENS Arlington, Texas...
...occupation, with no end in sight, has undermined U.S. potential to pressure nations that really pose a threat to U.S. security——nations like North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria—that have known WMD programs or undoubtedly support terrorism. Our military is stretched too thinly to leverage those very leaders who accelerated their weapons programs when Bush first brandished the “axis of evil” rhetoric and insinuated that regime change would not stop with Iraq...