Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
The difference being that England was defending itself not from an imagined threat but a very real act of hostility.
Iraqs WMD have never been found because they were never there to be found.
The US goverment has even admitted that "the intelligence was flawed" so the logic used here could be translated into a simple analogy.

In my street lives a guy who has prior convictions for aggravated burglary.
This man is a potential threat to me and my home even though he wants nothing to do with me.
I fear he may attemt to burgle my home .
Based on this fear I choose to blow his fucking thieving brains out.
By Bush's logic even if it was found that the guy was no real threat I would still be justified in wasting him.
In reality if I did shoot the burglar I would most likely find myself with a new residence and lots of time to think! All at the care of the state....
PS
Extremely well said Nullific
Why don't you email this to Bush?