That's a whole lotta words when only a single sentence is needed

Submitted by Johnboy (Australia), Jun 29, 2012 at 19:55

M.Tovey, you want to declare "war on intention", which is an even more ludicrous concept as a "war on terror".

Shades of the USA's decision to go to war against Iraq in 2003.

George W. Bush was convinced that Hussein was planning to use WMD, ergo, it is obvious that Hussein must have WMD. And it should be obvious to everyone that if he has WMD then he'll use them, ergo, we must go to war against Iraq's intention to use those WMD.

Only, of course, Bush's mind-reading machine was faulty.

Hussein had no WMD and was not seeking WMD, and Bush had merely conjured them up in his imagination because he had no idea of Hussein's real intentions - which was restricted entirely to clinging to power.

Nothing more. No less.

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