Bush administration has used 27 rationales for war in Iraq, study says

sjdnb

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Tue May-11-04 08:45 AM
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Bush administration has used 27 rationales for war in Iraq, study says

Hope this isn't a dup. I scrolled through the last 10 pages and didn't see this.

http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/04/0510war.html

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Richardo

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Tue May-11-04 08:48 AM
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1. Nice piece...one major typo, tho

They put SOUTH Korea in the Axis of Weevils.

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Qanisqineq

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Tue May-11-04 08:50 AM
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2. thanks

from one of my alma maters, too.

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THUNDER HANDS

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Tue May-11-04 08:51 AM
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3. dang

I hope the kid who wrote that thesis got an 'A'

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private_ryan

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Tue May-11-04 08:56 AM
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5. 212 pages

is an A even enough?

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klook

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Tue May-11-04 08:55 AM
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4. Here's a link to the actual thesis

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

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MGKrebs

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Tue May-11-04 09:02 AM
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6. Interesting.

Edited on Tue May-11-04 09:03 AM by MGKrebs

�So, from February of 2002 on,� Largio said, �Iraq gets more hits than Osama bin Laden. For President Bush the switch occurs there and the gap grows over time.�

Largio also discovered that it was the media that initiated discussions about Iraq, introducing ideas before the administration and congressional leaders did about the intentions of that country and its leader... Oddly, though, the media didn�t switch its focus to Iraq and Saddam until July of 2002.

Not sure how those two statements square with each other, but, the media initiating the discussions is not surprising, since they first get a leak, then they can ask the question in public.

edit: dammit, when am I going to get in the habit of using the spell checker!

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LynzM

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Tue May-11-04 09:04 AM
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7. Wow

Let's say it again, in 212 pages: LIES AND DECEPTION.

That's an impressive piece of work, I hope she gets far with whatever she sets out to do, and I imagine she will!

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Sgt. Peppers

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Tue May-11-04 09:33 AM
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8. Oh...how sweet it is...

You go girl!

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Barrett808

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Tue May-11-04 11:27 AM
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9. kick

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Say_What

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Tue May-11-04 11:29 AM
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10. Next up, the Entire PLANET...

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catzies

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Tue May-11-04 11:30 AM
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11. Congrats and well done, Ms. Largio. Now stay out of small planes.

n/t

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Just Me

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Tue May-11-04 11:52 AM
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12. I hope her study is published and broadly distributed.

Moreover, a succinct summary (25 pgs. or less) of her detailed study would be a wonderful gift to the American people.

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