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This just in -- the Earth is flat.
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Originally posted by bilmore
There was enough of a world-wide belief that they were there, coupled with what you call hedging - i.e., "well, maybe yes, and maybe no" - from our intel, and Hans & Co. weren't finding them, but weren't saying NONE, and at that point, the choice was wait around and maybe find out the hard way.
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No. The alternative was to keep the pressure on and continue the inspections. Blix et al. left because we told them the bombs were about to start falling. We now know that containment was working. At least vis-a-vis the WMD.
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