Nickoo, You've hit the nail on the head!! I trust John Howard and I trust his judgement based on seeled information that only he and a few would be privy to. I have a firm belief that if all the available intelligence damning Iraq and its duplicity was put on the table the world and the pacifist fools would be agast; but how could you make such information available if it places lives and the use of information gatering techniques at risk; we don't have the whole picture but you can be sure Howard, Bush and Blair do!
well said Nickoo..
"Does the general public know of all the facts regarding the real threats posed by Iraq, or other rogue states? Are they privy to private intelligence reports? Is the general public aware of the potential threats posed to Australia by either terrorists or perhaps a rebellious neighbour? Is it possible that John Howard is “kissing Bush’s ass” at the very time we may need him and America most?
We in the general public cannot answer these questions. You see, there is a vast information asymmetry between what the general public is aware of, and what the intelligence agencies and John Howard are aware of."
