Powell Undercuts Entire Rationale for War
by Chris Bowers, Fri Jul 02, 2004 at 09:55:48 AM EDT
Two weeks ago I wrote an article nearly 6,000 words long in order to provide a brief overview of why all twenty-seven arguments in favor of invading Iraq were invalid. Today, Colin Powell accomplished the same task in one sentence:Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein should be assumed to be innocent in his trial...
"Assume he's innocent if you will, and let's assume that, and let the Iraqi people through their courts decide," Powell said in an interview with Indonesian television channel RCTI on the sidelines of an Asian security meeting in Jakarta.
Of course, assuming someone is innocent instantly debunks every single rationale for pre-emptive invasion. Pre-emption not only assumes that people are already guilty, but in Minority Report fashion assumes that these same people will be guilty of acts they have yet to commit.
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