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In reply to the discussion: Let's have a poll on JFK [View all]HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)There is no evidence of a conspiracy, therefore it is illogical to claim there is one. Logic tells us that lack of evidence most likely means lack of conspiracy.
Further, logic tells us that the failure of one component of a conspiracy, will lead to its failure. And the bigger the conspiracy the greater the number of components that can possibly fail. A two-person conspiracy has a high probability of success. A twenty person conspiracy has a high probability of failure. A conspiracy involving CIA, FBI, Dallas PD, Oswald, doctors, autopsysts, Mafia, and who knows else is guaranteed to fail.
Also, it seems apparent that Oswald didn't even decise to kill Kennedy until the day before. He hadn't decided to the weekend before, as he left his rifle at the Paine house, which necessitated a special trip thursday night to get it. The trip to the Paine house thursday meant he couldn't retrieve his pistol from his room at boarding house. He would have brought it to work on thursday morning had he been planning then. The motorcade route had only been decided a few days earlier...my belief is that Oswald learned of the route going past the Depository during work on Thursday, and made the decision to assassinate Kennedy then. Whether Oswald is supposed to be an assassin or patsy in a theoretical conspiracy, its a pretty crucial role and one not left to fill the day before. Thus logic tells us there was no conspiracy.