If Iraq had disarmed itself, gotten rid of its weapons of mass destruction over the past 12 years, or over the last several months since (UN Resolution) 1441 was enacted, we would not be facing the crisis that we now have before us . . . But the suggestion that we are doing this because we want to go to every country in the Middle East and rearrange all of its pieces is not correct (Colin Powell)
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Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
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We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. And so we will find them. (George W. Bush)
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Hatred from people like Osama bin Laden certainly existed before Iraq. But unwise actions can cause hatred to grow, and quite a few respected scholars with no partisan ax to grind argue that the American war in Iraq has proven quite effective at growing hatred of the United States specifically and all things not Islamic more generally. Iraq is, as many have said, the war Bin Laden wanted, and the United States gave it to him
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Is he the President of the USA?
Or the President of the Jews?
They hang traitors, don’t they?
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Maybe it is so difficult to make a linkage because there is none and never has been any. Remember you got to do what you got to do and right now we are ready to have an election so do what it takes to again scare the population into electing you and your cohorts again. Let’s hope it doesn’t work this time and we get a congress that truly believes, as they did in past generations, that once elected politics are out and the good of the people and upholding our form of government is what counts.
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The only way Bush had the power to invade Iraq was because the house approved unlimited measures to prevent terrorism on the U.S.The thing is Saddam (as sick and evil as he is) didn’t order the attacks on 9/11, Bin Laden did. While he started the war in Afghanistan (justified) he quickly moved on to Iraq (unjustified). If Bush had committed the same efforts to fighting and defeating the Taliban maybe we would be trying Bin Laden in the courts for the murders of the victims in NYC, Washington and PA., or applauding his demise. This was the purpose on these enhanced powers. Now after totally abusing this power, Iraqi’s are no better off, America is not any safer for the efforts in Iraq, and the human costs for a false agenda keeps rising with no end in sight. Had Bush stayed the original course maybe there would be fewer attacks on civilians due to fewer Taliban power players and Taliban puppets. Further sanctions on Saddam could have stifled him until correct information was gathered. All for oil? Maybe
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Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
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If we don’t stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we’re going to have a serious problem.” — George W. Bush
