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p> WHAT'S MISSING br> Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Repellent and Impertinent : /p> p>Thanks. That needed to be said. br> -- Tim Botkin br> Muncie, IN /p>

I am a Southern conservative who has voted Republican since the Nixon years. That said, I am disturbed by the insinuation that to question the motives of invading, and it was an invasion, Iraq are impertinent. Our president told us Iraq was a threat to Americans, that Saddam was in the process of developing nuclear weapons. This is a direct statement made during his State of the Union speech. It was unambiguous and clearly stated. So why is it repellent to now ask, "Where are the weapons?"

It would appear Mr. Tyrrell is upset because Kerry and Dean are calling Mr. Bush a liar. What do you expect from two ultra-liberals. I am upset because several hundred thousand men and women will have been put in harm's way under a false pretense.

In this period of post-war reflection are we not free to ponder, having found no evidence of WMD's, why we went to war?...

p>Finally, if an invasion can be justified because a country is being run by a murderous dictator, what the hell is Castro still doing in Cuba? How about North Korea, China and the entire continent of Africa?

topics:
Iraq, Africa, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons