War on Iraq
"Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the U.N. Security Council wasn't anything that hasn't been said before. To
be sure, he provided more detailed information in the form of photographs and intercepted radio conversations. But this was
simply more evidence affirming what we already know: that Iraq has chemical and biological weapons and continues to
pursue development of nuclear weapons.But the issue of whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction misses the more
important question relative to U.S. security. If mere possession of WMD is the criterion for preemptive U.S. action, then Iraq
should not be the only target".
Ronald Hilton - 2/15/03
Tim Ashby sends me an article by Charles Pena, Director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute: "The Cato
Institute is a Libertarian organization and Pena is certainly no leftist. Pena reflects the views of many conservatives and
libertarians (including myself) who question the justification for a war against Iraq and fear that it will open a Pandora's Box
of global terrorism". The article is titled "Case for war still misses the point". For the full text, see www.cato.org. Here is an
eztract:
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