[PLUG-TALK] Chirac's shocker... Iraq.

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On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 05:54, Jeme A Brelin wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, none wrote:
> > Haliburton is willing to take the risk to get that infrastructure
> > repaired.  Alex is right on here.
> 
> What risk?  The US public is paying for the cost of repairs and
> Haliburton is reaping all the benefit.  There is no risk when you're
> handed a money-printing machine and told to use it.

Dead employees of Haliburton come to mind.
 
> As far as the erosion of personal liberties argument, a little hardship
> in time of war is to be expected.
 
> First, if you're going to ask that of the American people, then have the
> courtesy to declare war.

After the war powers act, what president will ever declare war? 
Further, the initial attack was meant to be a surprise where saying the
war is going to commence now wouldn't have defeated that?  It would
have been strategically idiotic to declare war.

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