University of Illinois study on the 27 rationales for Iraq War

sjgman9

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Wed May-12-04 12:36 AM
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University of Illinois study on the 27 rationales for Iraq War

http://www.pol.uiuc.edu/news/largio.htm

This covers Sept 2001 to Sept 2002

I havent read all of this yet, but this looks like it will be damn good

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turiya

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Wed May-12-04 12:59 AM
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1. the rationales

The secondary
rationales were: because we can, unfinished business, disarmament, connection to al Qaeda, and
safety of the world. And the remaining rationales were: revenge, war for oil, threat to the region,
for the sake of history, preservation of peace, threat to freedom, the uniqueness of Iraq, the
relevance of the U.N., commitment to the children, gaining favor with the Middle East,
stimulation of the economy, setting Iraq as an example, because Saddam Hussein hates the U.S.,
and Iraq�s violation of international law.

Interesting note: Daschle was the only person in the United States government to use the words "imminent threat."

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papau

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Wed May-12-04 01:48 AM
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2. Daschle "imminent threat" was not Iraq - just Weapons Program if real

Daschle "imminent threat" we find on page 131 was used for the "weapons program" - and he refused to apply those words to Iraq.

212 pages at the U of I for a BA or BS degree?

Based on a running of a word count program against text on the web.

And he "copyrights" each page.

This person is going to be a marvel in grad school!

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newyawker99

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Wed May-12-04 04:29 PM
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3. Hi turiya!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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