I wish I had as much time on my hands as Atrios:

For the record, I've never doubted that Saddam probably has some sort of chemical weapons. Heck, I can brew up some nasty stuff with common household cleaning agents. The issue is whether or not he had "weapons of mass destruction" in the genuine sense - that is, weapons which could kill an immense number of people, quickly, from a distance. At this point, the US could find an ammonia bottle sitting next a bleach bottle and the media will praise Jeebus that Bush had the sense to protect us from that extraordinary danger. But, serious people...know that most chemical weapons aren't very good at killing a lot of people, quickly, from a distance. Our cruise missiles more fit the definition than do most of the nasty substances they might find (such as Ricin).

As much as I like this quote, it just adds to what I said Wednesday. On both sides of the fence, it's nothing but conjecture. Any event that occurs can be twisted in the way you want it twisted.

For me, it's all about trust. If I trust Bush to liberate the oppressed people of Iraq and to give $15 billion to Africa to combat AIDS, then you'd think that same person would have the compassion and understanding to make crooked CEOs accountable for stealing the pensions of their employees or reform taxes in such a way that it doesn't just benefit weathly or not detain people who haven't been charged with a crime indefinitely. It doesn't add up.

Hell, he took office underhandedly and is quoted as saying God sent him to fight these wars. We've fought countries whose leaders have pulled the same shiznit.

So whether you believe that we need to be in Iraq waging this war to protect our safety, liberate the Iraqis, or whatever, it still doesn't add up. I'm not expecting the president to be perfect. I'm just expecting him to be consistent because it makes everything he does look duplicitous. I can't trust him because he has given the American people no reason to trust him, and that alone is reason enough to be opposed to this war.