[Rhodes22-list] Wally's reply- not on WMD

[Wally Buck]

Ed,

Thanks for changing the sugject line but my post was not about "WMDs". 
Perhaps you should have changed it to "Cuba is not Iraq".

The funny thing is I have never questioned that Iraq had "WMDs". I have 
questioned what level of threat Iraq was to our National Security and our 
motives for attacking when we did. This is very hard for many to understand.

You are correct that the nukes were not in Cuba. I apologize for the error. 
The USSR was building the missle pads and facilities to store and launch 
Russian nukes in Cuba. The Soviets also had bombers based in Cuba. There was 
a real threat to our National Security. Also note that this was settled with 
out a war. This was my point. Not much to compare with Iraq.

I do understand that WMDs involve gas, biological, and other means. I am 
quite sure that stuff is missing as you say. This problem is not limited to 
Iraq. Again this was not the point of my post. The situation in Cuba then 
and Iraq now is quite different. To say differently is to ignore history.

Wally


>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wally's reply on WMD
>Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 11:18:21 -0400
>
>Wally,
>	WMD's not only include nuc's but other things, such as gas, bio, et
>al.  The issue was preventing them getting nuc's, not that they already had
>them.  The same issue now next door in Iran.  Furthermore, nuclear is not
>limited to bomb explosives but also bomb results, ie, dirty explosives that
>contaminate.
>	There was a complaint issued by the U.N. inspectors recently about
>missing nuclear stuff in Iraq that has gone missing since the start of the
>war.  If there was not problem, why are the U.N. inspectors complaining
>about missing nuclear stuff now?
>	I really do not want to be stirring Steve up, but your last comment
>was not accurate. Humpf.
>
>Ed K
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Wally Buck
>Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:02 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Sappy Comment on D-Day
>
>Mark,
>
>Steve is forgetting that there were actually nukes in Cuba and we had the
>pictures to prove it. To compare this to the situation Iraq is simply not
>logical. Ignoring facts is a problem for some!
>
>Wally
>
> >From: "Mark Kaynor" <mkaynor at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Sappy Comment on D-Day
> >Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:08:04 -0400
> >
> >Hey Steve,
> >Didn't you just love it when JFK had an affair with Marilyn Monroe?:-)
> >Being unfaithful to his wife in the White House!!!  I have never heard of
> >such an abuse of power:-) Mark
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Steve
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 3:55 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sappy Comment on D-Day
> >
> >Hey Slim
> >Didn't you just love it when JFK nearly took us to war over nukes in
> >Cuba:-)
> >Taking this country to war over something like weapon of mass
> >distruction!!!
> >I have never heard of such an abuse of power:-) Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Steve <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I was wondering if someone would notice that:-) Steve
> > >
> > > PS- Slim - this is top secret so don't tell anyone but there are a few
> > > Dems I like:-)
> > >
> > > --- Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > It is not what the
> > > > > government can do for you but what you can do
> > > for
> > > > your
> > > > > country and your fellow man!!!!!!!!
> > > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > Those are (almost) the exact words of a famous
> > > quote
> > > > by a famous Democrat
> > > > named John F. Kennedy.  I believe it went like
> > > this:
> > > >
> > > > "Osk (NE accent) not what your country can do for you, but what you
> > > > can do for your country."
> > > >
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